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Stein Healthy as a Horse Public/private partnerships Song Saga Presidential Profile Introducing Paul Ferguson our 19th president Story behind UMaine's legendary anthem Alumni Awards Alan Furth '78 and Conan Kornetsky, M.D. '48 honored for lifetime achievements Giving Back

‘^Although we have lived from Maine to California, Maine is still home to us and the University of Maine holds a special place in our hearts. As students, the University provided us with many opportunities to learn, to lead and to grow. The University launched us well, and we are delighted now to be able to help young students pursue their studies, find their talents, and begin their own successful careers. ”

n recent years, the Clarks established the Alton H. and Madonna Fogg Clark IScholarship Fund to be given to students in need of financial support in physics, engineering physics and elementary education.

Madonna F. Clark ’61 and Alton H. Clark ’61 UNIVERSITY of MAINE FOUNDATION

For further information about establishing a scholarship or remembering the University in your will or trust, please contact Sarah McPartland-Good, director of planned giving, or planned giving officers Daniel Willett or Daniel Williams at the University of Maine Foundation.

www.umainefoundation.org

75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 202 Falmouth, Maine 04105 207-253-5172 or 800-449-2629 Twelve Reasons to support your Alumni Association The College of Our Hearts Always Tradition: Your Alumni Association was established in 1875 — by alumni — to support alumni and UMaine. New Beginnings Alumni Programs: The ALUMNI FUND supports alumni programs, communications and events. Your University of Maine Alumni Association hosted another truly successful Reunion weekend Students: The UMAA supports and advises UMaine students and helps in early June. Over 500 alumni and guests joined them develop relationships that last us for fun-filled days of events and get-togethers forever. with classmates, roommates, teammates, frater­ Scholarships: The Alumni Association nity brothers, sorority sisters, and old friends. One helps to raise nearly $300,000 each year pre-event highlight was our inaugural Black Bear for class scholarships and UMaine Golf Tournament at gorgeous Belgrade Lakes Golf projects. Club. Special thanks to our sponsors and players Connect: The UMAA helps you for a great day. The event will be bigger and better connect, reconnect, and stay connected next year, so plan to kick off your Reunion 2012 to the UMaine community. weekend with us in Belgrade! Career Services: The Alumni Career With summer upon us, we are preparing for Services program helps alumni make fall alumni gatherings. There are some terrific employment connections by extending events being planned for the summer months by all the career services available to our local chapters and affinity interest groups. Please check our Website at currently enrolled students to alumni (for a reasonable fee). www.umainealumni.com for details on these events and to register online. We are pleased to welcome Paul W. Ferguson, his wife Grace, and their daughter, Find A Friend: Who do you want to Jenny. Dr. Ferguson takes the helm as the 19th UMaine president and will bring some fresh find? Classmate? Roommate? Professor? We can help. thinking and vision to our alma mater. The UMAA is excited about the opportunity to assist President Ferguson in building an even stronger and more vibrant UMaine commu­ MAINE Alumni Magazine: Read nity. intriguing stories about fascinating people, places, and things related to The UMAA mission has always included helping UMaine alumni get connected and UMaine. stay connected to our University and each other. Networking with a purpose is a growing priority. We believe strongly that united Black Bears can make a difference. Look for new Alumni Chapters and Events: The UMAA directly supports regional initiatives coming from the Alumni Association in the fall that will provide opportunities alumni chapters and affiliated groups for your involvement both locally and nationally. with planning, mailings, and events. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank President Robert A. Kennedy for Your Home Away From Home: Your his seven years of visionary leadership at the University of Maine. His tenure has seen Alumni Association creates memorable UMaine's elevation as a national leader in research and technology. We've also seen new experiences with Homecomings, and improved campus facilities, increased sustainability practices, improved student reten­ Reunions, and other campus events. We tion rates, Campaign Maine reaching its $150 million goal, and much more. His efforts and welcome alumni back to Orono and initiatives have led to improved educational and economic opportunities for the Univer­ Buchanan Alumni House, your "home sity and the people of Maine. We wish him well as he begins the next phase of his career. away from home." Advocacy: The UMAA is independent Be well! Be a Black Bear! and speaks with the voice of nearly 100,000 alumni voices as an advocate for you and the University of Maine. You: As an alumnus / alumna, you are the UMaine Alumni Association. Todd D. Saucier '93, '97G Remember, 52% of every dollar that funds P.S. Don't forget to save the dates for Homecoming weekend. It's October 14-16. We hope Alumni Association activities, programs and services comes directly from alumni like to see the biggest group of alumni ever assembled in Orono this fall. So start making your you. plans now. We especially hope to see members from the Classes of '71, '76, '81, '86, '91,' 96, '01, and '06! ALUMNIASSOCIATION

Editor Susan Mullaney Associate Editor Abigail Zelz Editorial Assistant Betty-Jo Watt Design Jim Frick '44H Publisher Todd D. Saucier '93, '97G Alumni Association Officers Kurt R. Marston ’74, '79G, Chair Nathan P. Briggs '02, '05G, Treasurer Barbara Brown Dalton '81, Vice Chair Elizabeth A. Downing '77, Vice Chair Michael J. McInnis '68, Vice Chair Richard L. McNeary '65, Vice Chair At Dirigo Pines, we view retirement as Brooke D. Wagner '86, Vice Chair Suzanne K. Hart '68, Past Chair anything but "retiring." This is a time that UMAA Board of Directors affords you a world of opportunities! Whether Erving H. Bickford '55 it's traveling, writing, volunteering, or crafting, Karen Rossello Boucias '71 Caroline Seastrom Bowman '07 living at Dirigo Pines means that we'll take care Perry R. Clough '63 of the details so you can enjoy doing the things Joanne Bod well Ferreira '73 Robert D. Fitta '83 you love most. Amanda Haines Goslin '04 Samantha Lott Hale '02 Cottage Living Calista W. Hannigan '89G Andrea Poole Hauck '97, '04G Independent Apartments H. Arnold James '72 Assisted Living Apartments Kristen Andresen Lainsbury '97 Michael D. Lynch '88, '89G Memory Loss Suites Irvine W. Marsters '63, '71G Lindsey D'Elia Mayo '05 Jay P. McCloskey '70 Amenities for all Dirigo community members Erin K. McCormick '05G include restaurant-style dining, fitness room, Leonard E. Minsky '50 Shirar Wilder Patterson '01, '03G library, arts center, walking trails, fishing ponds, Emma J. Pope-Welch '06, '08G beauty salon, transportation, emergency call Sharad Rathnam '01 Jon F. Sorenson '86 button, and more. Also, we're near UMaine! Paul M. Tomassini '91 Seth A. Woodcock '99 Communications Committee Barbara Brown Dalton '81, Chair Nonni Hilchey Daly '59 Nancy Morse Dysart '60 H. Allen Fernaid '54 Robert Fitta '83 Andrea Poole Hauck '97, '04G Kristen Andresen Lainsbury '97 Leonard E. Minsky '50 Shirar Wilder Patterson '01, '03G Emma J. Pope-Welch '06, '08G Let us treat you to lunch! Steve Riley '50 Call Steve to arrange a complimentary lunch Jeff Tuttle '91 and tour of our beautiful community. MAINE Alumni Magazine is published twice per year by the University of Maine Alumni Association for alumni and friends. The editorial office is located at 1-866-344-3400 One Alumni Place, Orono, ME 04469-0001. Telephone: (207) 581-1147. Email: 9 Alumni Drive • Orono, ME 04473 [email protected]. www.DirigoPines.com Maine A I u m n i M a g a z i n e Volume 92, Number 2 Summer 2011

Presidential Profile Alumni Profiles 10 Paul W. Ferguson 22 Visionary in Education Takes the UMaine Helm Alan Furth '78 awarded 2011 Alumni Career Award for his pioneering work in experiential learning Our new president discusses coming to the and founding Cobscook Community Learning Center University of Maine as its 19th president. in Maine's poorest county. Maine Remembers 24 Premier Psychopharmacologist 12 Stein Song Saga Dr. Conan Kornetsky '48 awarded 2011 Bernard How singer and saxophonist Rudy Vallee Lown '42 Alumni Humanitarian Award for lifetime of took UMaine's legendary fight song to the top research into the impact of drugs on the human brain. of the charts.

Maine Lines Plus Around the Campus 16 Healthy as a Horse Reunion 2011 Innovative, student-centered research at the J. F. Commencement 2011 Witter Center provides promise of healthier horses Alumni News and economic development. and Calendar Classnotes 20 Child Study Center Weddings Students discover the practical realities Deaths that will shape Maine's future, one child at a time.

Cover photograph by Michael Mardosa 73 Around the Campus

New Digital Age in Open Textbooks

here's a revolution sweeping the "I'm working on my first textbook," world of textbook publishing. It's Professor Blackstone explained. "It will be being led by a company named a book on research methods. It's the kind of Flat World Knowledge. This book that could be used in sociology, politi­ novel approach to textbook delivery is cal science or even criminology courses. beingT used by more than 1,600 professors I've waited a number of years to write this in 900+ colleges in over 44 countries and flat world book and believe it will be a very useful has saved students well over $20 million. KNOWLEDGE resource. However, I am also concerned Today, four professors from the Univer­ with keeping textbook options affordable sity of Maine are preparing textbooks for for students. It's so nice to be working with this online, on-demand system. The first about $35, which is shipped to them in a a company that is concerned with what faculty member to get on board was matter of days," Barkan elaborates. "From works for students and that is willing to Professor Steven Barkan, long-time chair­ a professor's point of view, I can now use a offer so many flexible options to them." person of the sociology department, whose textbook in my class and know that all my Blackstone will become chairperson of the introductory sociology textbook was digi­ students can afford to read it. From an sociology department in the fall of 2011. tally published last September. Barkan will author's point of view, I receive royalties According to Barkan, digitally format­ take a sabbatical during the 2011-2012 anytime a student pays for a print copy or ted open textbooks are the wave of the academic year to produce his second digi­ other version of my textbook. However, I future in college education. "Another excit­ tal textbook on social problems for Flat typically donate my royalties to the Sociol­ ing aspect of digital publishing is that the World Knowledge. ogy Department Gift Fund to aid students author can do virtually instant updates to "I read about Flat World Knowledge in whenever I use my own book in my the text to include the latest data." 2009. The concept and the business model classes. The point is everybody wins!" Other University of Maine faculty intrigued me. So I did more research into The concept made so much sense that a members preparing textbooks for digital the company and then contacted them," second sociology professor, Amy Black­ publication include two professors from Barkan recalls. "With sociology textbooks stone, recent winner of the College of modern languages. Professor Kathleen running $100-$150 each, this is a real Liberal Arts and Sciences' prestigious March '02 Ph.D. will produce an elemen­ economic strain on many of our students." Outstanding Teaching & Advising Award, tary Spanish textbook and Professor Made- With Flat World Knowledge, professors decided to publish with Flat World Knowl­ Ion Kohler-Busch will author an tell the company which textbook they want edge as well. elementary German language textbook. to use for their class. Then they give students an online code to access those books. Students go to the Flat World Knowledge Website and get just what they need at a price they can afford. "I remem­ ber thinking that the idea just makes so much sense," Barkan continues. "Students have the flexibility to choose the format that works for them, as a learning prefer­ ence as well as financially. They can read the chapters online for free. Or they can buy the PDF versions of specific chapters to print out themselves for around three dollars. Or they can buy a soft cover print- on-demand version of the textbook for

Sociology professors Steven Barkan and Amy Blackstone

4 MAINE Alumni Magazine Foundation Assists with Green Conservation Corridor he University of Maine Founda­ tion's contribution of a 1,000-plus acre tract of land has helped in a larger effort to create an unbro­ ken green conservation corridor for wildlife Tand recreation from Bangor's residential and commercial districts to the northern end of Pushaw Lake in Hudson. The Cari­ bou Bog-Penjajawoc Lands Project (Corri­ dor Project) is a joint venture of Orono Land Trust and Bangor Land Trust estab­ lished in May 2007 and includes nearly 20 partners, ranging from the municipalities of Brewer, Bangor, Orono, Old Town, and Veazie, to state agencies, the University of Maine, University of Maine Foundation, and other non-profit organizations. The Foundation's contribution represents a Food Scientist is significant portion of the Corridor which 2011 Distinguished Maine Professor was deeded to the project, with permission of the Birmingham family who originally Students hold Al Bushway in high regard for his enthusiasm, ability to donated the land to the University of explain complex concepts, and interactive teaching style. Maine Foundation. "We are very pleased to be part of this rofessor Al Bushway '68 is the his enthusiasm, ability to explain complex important conservation effort," said Amos 2011 Distinguished Maine Profes­ concepts, and interactive teaching style. He E. Orcutt '64, president and CEO of the sor (DMP). Accompanying the revises his courses frequently to include Foundation. He added, "This project offers award is a $4,200 prize, a blazer, cutting-edge technology and provides rele­ multiple opportunities for the public to and a pewter medallion, all generouslyvant, real-world learning opportunities. Pfunded by the Class of 1942. Professor Bushway has trained food view wildlife in their natural settings. There is no other place quite like it." The Alumni Association presents the scientists to meet USDA guidelines, evalu­ DMP award each year to a deserving ated emerging disinfection technologies, faculty member in recognition of outstand­ published widely, and brought in more ing teaching, research, and public service. than one million dollars in research grants. Bushway, who teaches both introductory Described as an icon, he is known through­ and upper-level courses, has carried a out the state and beyond as the go-to heavy teaching load throughout his 33-year resource on food safety and food process­ career at UMaine. He became the first chair ing methods. His department has far-reach­ of the newly formed department of Food ing applications, responding to licensed Science and Human Nutrition. food businesses in the state and throughout Students hold him in high regard for the Northeast. He has helped countless fruit and berry growers, farmers, meat and Representatives from the University, poultry producers, fishermen, and food the Foundation and collaborating processors with issues relating to the safe partners celebrated the conclusion handling and processing of their goods. In of this phase of the Caribou Bog- 2009, he was named a Fellow of the Insti­ Penjajawoc Project by placing new tute of Food Technologists for his excep­ signs at Perch Pond to tional contributions to the field of food commemorate the work. science and technology.

SUMMER 2011 5 Around the Campus

New women's basketball head coach Richard Barron and assistant coach Amy Vachon '00.

At UMaine, Barron will work to return the Black Bears to the NCAA tournament and recruit Maine players, who have been leaving the state to play elsewhere, as well as out-of-state and foreign athletes. Coach Barron also announced the appointment of additional staff for the program. Amy Vachon '00, who led Port­ land's McAuley High School to the Class A state title last season, has joined him as assistant coach. Vachon was a two-time UMaine captain who played on four NCAA tournament teams. Jhasmin Player, a former member of the Baylor University basketball team who helped lead her team to four trips to the NCAA tournament, is also an assistant coach. Former UMaine player Tracy Guerrette '03, who recently served as University of Maine-Presque Isle coach and sports information director, has been named director of women's basketball operations at UMaine.

Perkins '14 wins Tuition Raffle econd-year student, Andrew G.

Perkins of Kittery, ME, is this year's UMaine Alumni Associa­ tion tuition raffle winner for the 2011-2012S academic year. This year's annual fundraiser had over 3,500 entries. The winner receives 12 paid credits for the New Coach and Assistant Coaches two semesters, worth over $6,000. The winning ticket was pulled by Dr. Robert for Women's Basketball Buchanan '44, for whom Buchanan Alumni House is named, on May 2, 2011. ichard Barron has been named record of success at top-quality Division I "I have never won anything in my life. head coach of the University of academic institutions." What a great surprise," exclaimed Perkins. Maine women's basketball team. Barron was assistant coach of women's "I have my mom and my grandmother to A North Carolina State women's basketball at North Carolina State for two thank, who each bought four tickets." basketball assistant coach, Barronyears. was Prior to that, he was associate head Perkins, a graduate of R.W. Traip Acad­ Rchosen following a national search. coach and recruiting coordinator at Baylor emy in Kittery, will be a business manage­ "Coach Barron brings a remarkable University in Texas, one of the top ment major this fall. combination of experience, vision and women's basketball programs in the coun­ Congratulations, Andrew! We wish you energy to the University of Maine," said try. He also spent six years as head coach at the best of luck next year and the rest of athletic director Steve Abbott. "He exempli­ Princeton, where he turned around the your college career at UMaine. Make us all fies all the characteristics we were looking team during his first season. In 2006 his proud! for in a head coach, particularly a track team won the Ivy League championship.

6 MAINE Alumni Magazine UMaine Unveils 15 New Online Graduate Studies Programs

s part of its outreach mission courses anytime and anywhere. " offering a Bachelor of University Studies as a land-grant university, The University's Division of Lifelong degree and also an RN to BSN option for UMaine has been offering more Learning prides itself in offering the same non-traditional students, and only a few than 350 sections of courses to high quality instruction to students, advanced degrees," White explains. "Each over 11,000 students who might not other­ whether they are seated in the classroom of the five colleges and graduate school wise have had the opportunity to take face-to-face with their professor or in their were charged with putting together at least courses. Some students might not have own den or office in front of a computer one graduate degree program or its equiva­ been able to get into a section of a required screen. Professors work one-on-one with lent credit hours (e.g. combinations of course, while others may work full time the program's support staff to adapt their certificate options) and they have outdone and overtime to support families and may traditional lecture or seminar-style course themselves by producing 15 graduate be unable to get time off to attend a sched­ to maximize the capabilities of the online degree programs or professional certificate uled traditional class. And while some of medium. From any computer with Internet programs. These programs will be rolled the online courses available since distance access, students can watch the live or prere­ out over the course of the next academic education programs started in 1989 have corded lectures, view the professors' slides year. And we plan to add programs in been at the graduate level (for example, or notes, ask questions via online messag­ response to need, especially inter­ food science and nutrition, health care ing, and get their responses. Students can college, inter-disciplinary degrees," administration, and curriculum, assess­ even collaborate with other students on White concludes. ment, and instruction) UMaine is moving assignments and presentations through The university is hoping that alumni forward with a significant increase in mobile videoconferencing technologies. especially will recognize and appreciate the online graduate options. In the spring Homework assignments and tests are also outstanding opportunity this program semester, the situation will dramatically submitted for grading to professors online. affords them to reconnect with their alma change in response to the University of "UMaine is experiencing an increase in mater and earn the graduate degrees Maine System's plan New Challenges, New the number of students who are non-tradi- they've longed to acquire. For more infor­ Directions with its clarion call to increase tional—typically over 24 years of age, mation on the degree programs that will be access opportunities for Maine citizens. working full-time, and able to attend only coming online in the fall, please refer to These programs of graduate study are on a part-time basis. Whatever their life the ad on page 25 or visit http://umaineon designed for part-time students, regardless circumstances, these workers have come to line.umaine.edu. of where they live and/or when they can the conclusion that if they want to get attend. ahead in their careers, then they must Editor's Note: Associate provost and dean Bob According to associate provost and enhance their knowledge and skills White retired on June 30th after 33 years of dean, Bob White, who spearheaded the through higher education," Dean White outstanding service to the University of Maine. effort in collaboration with the University's continues. "But there is a difference The entire UMaine community will miss his five colleges and the graduate school, "this between just taking some online courses vision and dedication. We all wish him well and effort was an important part of UMaine's and actually working toward a specific congratulate him on his many accomplish­ strategic plan to take full advantage of degree online. ments. Internet technology to make the concepts "For several years now we have been of time and place irrelevant to those who want the career-building advantages that “This effort was an important part of UMaine’s strategic graduate level education can provide. I plan to take full advantage of Internet technology to make believe this new opportunity will permit the concepts of time and place irrelevant to those who alumni and other Maine residents who are challenged by their physical location and full-time jobs to gain the higher-level degree or professional certification they never thought they could achieve. We like to say that students can now take their

E Presidential Profile

New Beginnings

Paul W. Ferguson takes the helm as 19th UMaine President

n meeting Paul W. In all these positions, Ferguson has Ferguson for the first demonstrated a dedication to three time, alumni tend to primary goals: excellence in say the same thing. research; commitment to academic OTheir first impressions focus on the quality and student success; and new president's genuine friendli­ successful collaboration and ness and relaxed, outgoing person­ communication with the entire ality. community. "Some of our board members "When you decide that you are and I were privileged to have the ready to seek the responsibility that opportunity to participate in the being president of a research selection process for the new presi­ university involves, you need to dent," states Todd Saucier '93, '97G, find the right fit," Ferguson president and executive director of explains. "You don't get that many the University of Maine Alumni opportunities to lead a land-grant Association. "We were impressed university with a tradition as long with the qualities and credentials of and as strong as the University of all four of the candidates. But there Maine. My wife, Grace, and I came was something special about to Orono, and immediately felt Ferguson. He was so approachable. something special about this place He went out of his way to extend and these people. This was a himself to everyone in the room “At the University of Maine, University where we fit, where we and to find out about them and could belong to the greater Univer­ their backgrounds. When you students are very involved in a sity community, and where we combine his personality and profes­ hands-on way in the ground­ could make a difference." sional accomplishments with his breaking research that is underway. student-centered philosophy, I am Student-Centered This is a defining, and can be a convinced that President Ferguson Philosophy will be a valuable asset to the unique, characteristic of UMaine. According to Kurt Marston '74, future of the University, the I greatly appreciate and value this '79G, chair of the UMaine Alumni students and the UMaine alumni." characteristic and it truly Association Board of Directors, Paul W. Ferguson is a native of underscores the right fit for me.” "We were all impressed by Paul southern California who earned his Ferguson's student-centered focus B.A. in biology at Whittier College when he talked about the research and went on to earn his Ph.D. in pharma­ University of Nevada, Las Vegas, rising mission of a university. He received his cology and toxicology from the University through the administrative ranks to vice doctoral education at a major land-grant of California, Davis. He began his academic president for research and graduate stud­ university and led the research mission at career as an assistant professor at the ies. Most recently, he served as provost and another major urban research university, so University of Louisiana, Monroe, became vice chancellor for academic affairs and he understands full well the mission of a dean of graduate studies and research, and professor of pharmacology and toxicology land-grant university and its role in power­ eventually vice provost from 1995-1999. For at Southern Illinois University in ing economic development for the state. the next seven years he served at the Edwardsville from 2006 until the present. That is very important to all our futures."

8 MAINE Alumni Magazine "I believe in the philosophy of a This requires us to look not only to the state the technology and tools at my disposal to student-centered, engaged research univer­ and federal government for partnership reach out and gather diverse perspectives." sity," Dr. Ferguson states. "The challenge to and support, but also to forge new According to Todd Saucier, excitement this philosophy is to creatively balance the public/private partnerships and collabora­ is building among alumni about the oppor­ demands of supporting the research infra­ tions to move the mission forward. Of tunities this new beginning offers. "I think structure and faculty development with a course, finances are critical to maintaining that President Ferguson is going to prove continuing commitment to student mentor­ the long-term tradition of excellence the to be the right leader at the right time for ing and success. At the University of University of Maine has established over this University," Saucier emphasizes. "The Maine, students are very involved in a the past 150 years. But, we are talking here Association's leadership is committed to hands-on way in the groundbreaking about more than just money through working closely with President Ferguson to research that is underway. This is a defin­ grants and private fundraising. benefit not only the institution and the ing, and can be a unique, characteristic of "Just as important to me as president students, but also for the benefit of the UMaine. I greatly appreciate and value this are the insights and input of our partners whole alumni community. I know every­ characteristic and it truly underscores the across the state in both the public and one joins me in welcoming President right fit for me." private sectors. Chief among these partners Ferguson, his wife, Grace, and their daugh­ are the UMaine alumni," Ferguson affirms. ter, Jenny, who will be transferring to Unprecedented Economic Times "I am looking forward to meeting with and UMaine as a second-year political science President Ferguson is also mindful of the listening to the voices of the alumni from major. We hope they will love the campus difficult challenges ahead in moving his across the state to help us craft the vision and the President's House as much as we vision forward. "Nationwide, we are all for where we take this University in the appreciate having them here with us in facing unprecedented economic difficulties 21st century. I am committed to being a Orono," Saucier concludes. in higher education. That's just a fact of life. 21st century university president, using all

In our recent survey, you told us you wanted more UMaine alumni apparel. You wanted it reasonably priced and easy to buy. With the help of the UMaine Bookstore, we were able to come through with men’s and ladies’ golf shirts, hats and more. To order yours, just go to the UMaine Bookstore's Website at www.bookstore.umaine.edu and click on the ALUMNI tab at the top. You'll find our special merchandise under Alumni Exclusives. A portion of all sales in this section goes to fund Alumni Association programs and activities. And if you know recent grads who didn't purchase their Class of 2011 T-shirt, hoodie or stein before they left campus, these items have been moved to the Alumni Exclusives section. These items would make good birthday or holiday gifts. Planning on joining us for Homecoming 2011? We'll be adding long-sleeve T-shirts and fleece vests in time for this fall classic. Be sure to order yours! Check the Website regularly to find out when they come in.

SUMMER 2011 9 Maine Remembers

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By Jim H. Smith '70 Sllili

n 1903, a young man named Adelbert Wells Maine needed a fight song. The one being used had Sprague '05 made a discovery in Bar Harbor that also been appropriated by Harvard to spur its teams to forever changed the University of Maine. A Bangor victory. So, when Sprague returned to Orono at High School graduate, Sprague was a talented summer 's end he brought "Opie" with him. cellist who had just completed his sophomore year at Maine. That summer he was earning his way through “Our Drinking Song Had Become Sanctified” college performing at fashionable soirees for well- That autumn, the University's band was named an offi­ to-do vacationers. cial student organization, and Sprague was tapped to In addition to ragtime tunes and light overtures, be its director. Though he was just 22, he looked the the season's repertoire included a sprightly march role. His prematurely receding hairline and the dark­ called "Opie," composed during the Spanish- framed glasses he favored gave him an owlish American War by U.S. Army bandmaster Emil A. appearance, mature beyond his years. He was also a Fenstad. It was, Sprague recalled years later, seasoned musician; a member of the Bangor "particularly striking as to melody and rhythmic Symphony since he was 14. vitality," and he thought he might be able to The nascent bandleader handed "Opie" off to a appropriate it for the University. dependable wordsmith—his roommate, Lincoln

10 MAINE Alumni Magazine

Alden Colcord '05. "(I) asked him if it wasn't worthy of some Sprague's tenacious defense of the song was vindicated when, Maine words," was how Sprague remembered it. as he recalled, "(It) was a real hit at the concert." But even he was Creator and editor of the UMaine literary magazine The Blue surprised when he returned from grad school a few years later "to Book, Colcord was Maine personified. The son of a Searsport sea find the student body rising...whenever 'The Stein Song' was captain, bom aboard a storm-tossed square rigger off the rocky played. Our drinking song had become sanctified." nub of Cape Ann in 1883, he'd spent his entire life at sea or within spitting distance of Penobscot Bay. The Vagabond Lover "Opie" in hand, Colcord went looking for a piano. In a little By 1921, Sprague and Colcord's creation was permanently while - some legends say half an hour later, some say he cut a enmeshed in the University's fabric. Nearly two decades old, it couple of classes - he returned with lyrics that imbued the new was routinely performed at athletic events and concerts. anthem with all the lusty joie de vivre of a sea shanty. They began: That year "the fates" brought a young man from Westbrook, named Hubert Prior Vallee, to Orono. Vallee was bom to entertain. Fill the steins to dear old Maine. Blessed with a head of luxuriously wavy red hair and a boatload of Shout ’til the rafters ring. charisma, he was a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who had Sprague showed the score and lyrics to Arthur Plummer, leader of adopted his stage name - Rudy - in homage to the popular saxo­ the glee club, who agreed to rehearse it for the band's first official phonist Rudy Wiedoeft. It was clear he was going places and, concert. But the new song almost didn't make it out of the gate. indeed, he remained only a year in Orono. But that was long The faculty chairman of musical affairs disapproved of the enough for him to meet Adelbert Sprague, by then a 15-year lyrics about drinking. And when Sprague sought the counsel of member of the music faculty, and to hear "The Stein Song." several conservative faculty members they were no more support­ "It is a stirring march," Vallee would later declare, "but at that ive. Their dour counsel: "Keep on the safe side." time was sung.. .with no snap." "(They said) our (song) was pagan," Sprague said, "proposing Vallee was big on "snap," and he spent three years in England a toast to the gods and to the fates." But he was undaunted. He honing his own with the Havana Band, the popular house ensem­ sought out the president, who sagely opined that while it was a ble at London's Savoy Hotel. Then, in 1925, he enrolled at Yale, drinking song and Maine was (a prohibition state), Mainers also where he formed his own band—Rudy Vallee and the Connecticut drank milk and water. Thin logic, perhaps, but enough to make the Yankees—and wisely adopted a collegiate brand that included music chairman back down. And so was bom "The Stein Song." singing through a cheerleader's megaphone.

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Along with Bing Crosby, he invented the "crooner" image and ful. And though fame carried him to as many far-flung places as the tall ships of Lincoln Colcord's youth, it was to Westbrook that enchanted a generation of young women. By 1928 he had a record­ courtesy ing contract and a radio program. A year later he starred in his first he was returned to rest when he passed away in the summer of feature film, the title of which, The Vagabond Lover, would become 1986. Photos his highly bankable image. By then, Colcord and Sprague were long gone. Colcord, who Reaching out to his radio audience, Vallee solicited songs from had a successful writing career after leaving the University, went colleges and universities. One of those who nominated a tune was back to Searsport in 1930 and lived there until he died suddenly on Adelbert Sprague. When Vallee performed his snappy treatment of November 16, 1947. He was just 64. Sprague outlived him by nine "The Stein Song" one evening it became an overnight craze. years. Longtime conductor of the Bangor Symphony, and a By the spring of 1930, when rookie cops sang it in a New York member of the UMaine music faculty for 33 years, he was awarded Police Parade that attracted more than a million spectators, the the honorary degree of Doctor of Music in 1949. song was an unprecedented phenomenon—a collegiate anthem Their jaunty anthem survives, though. To this day it is blaring day and night from radios coast to coast. In one two-week performed all over the world. In 1990 it was declared the fifth-best span a whopping 250,000 copies of the sheet music sold. And gridiron song of all time by Northern Illinois University librarian Vallee's recording sold 1.25 million copies, more than enough to Bill Studwell, who evaluated the quality, lyrics and overall tone of qualify "The Stein Song" as a mega-hit when the U. S. population some 40 collegiate tunes. Studwell's appraisal was subjective, of was just 120 million and the economy was plummeting into the course. Rudy Vallee—who never had a hit with Notre Dame's, abyss of the Great Depression. Michigan's, Wisconsin's or Yale's fight songs—might have It also put the University of Maine on the map like nothing else disagreed, jjjf ever had. University officials were wholly unprepared for the reporters who trekked north to see for themselves what Vallee was crooning about, the adulatory letters that arrived from as far away Jim H. Smith 70 (www.jimhsmithwritingservices.com) is a freelance as Singapore, and the flood of applications from prospective writer who lives in Connecticut. He was inspired to write this tale when, students hoping to attend a school where one might "drink to the in 2009, he attended Hew Orleans' annual Jazz and Heritage Festival. carefree days." Standing on the levee above Cafe Du Monde on a warm April afternoon Though Vallee would enjoy a career spanning another 40 he was astounded to hear "The Stein Song" performed on the steam years, nothing else he recorded ever came close to being so success­ calliope of the riverboat Natchez.

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University of Maine's J. F. Witter Center Leading the way in equine disease diagnosis and treatment

Public-private partnerships hold promise for future economic development in equine-related industries.

By Norinne Hilchey Daly '59

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Emma Kilgore '10, shown at the Witter Center, combined a major in psychology with an equine minor with the goal of becoming an equine therapist. We've all heard the phrase, "Healthy as a horse." It surprises most people to learn just how "fragile" these powerful creatures can be, even with proper care. The average American horse owner annually spends $200-$300 per horse on veterinary care, including regular checkups and vaccinations. However, should a horse become ill or get injured, that amount can quickly skyrocket to $750-$l,000 or more per incident. Contagious diseases that can quickly spread through an entire barn are among horse owners' worst economic nightmares. Now, work done at the University of Maine holds the promise of eradicating outbreaks of at least one costly disease.

he bam owner said, "I sure won't lymph glands are affected. done repeatedly over a period of weeks or take any horses from that stable An additional concern is that abscesses more, meaning more vet visits. Horses also — they've got strangles over will spread to other organs, like the lungs, can become persistently infected in the there!" Just the sound of the internal organs or even the brain (so called guttural pouches (the internal sinuses word was strange enough and made"bastard me strangles"). However uncommon, between the horse's throat and ear), and Tthink it probably was good for him to have it is usually fatal. Isolation of a horse with become long-term carriers of the disease. that attitude. As a horse owner myself, I strangles is mandatory. Nasal swabs can Carriers can only be detected by inspection knew that, while boarding my horse there, help determine if the horse is shedding and culture of the guttural pouches using I sure didn't want him to have something S. equi bacteria and these swabs should be an endoscope passed through the nose. If that sounded as mystifying and just plain no bacteria are detected, the horse can be scary as "strangles" around the place. presumed to be free of strangles. Strangles? It's the common usage Vaccines are used in modem preventa­ among horse people for a bacterial infec­ tive treatment, but they are not a complete tion caused by a condition called Strepto­ guarantee against the disease occurring in coccus equi — sort of the horse version of the horse. Research has shown that vacci­ severe "strep throat" in humans. Another nations are one way of providing that a lay term for it is "horse distemper." And, it horse that does contract strangles does not is a condition that is approached as differ­ develop as severe a case when exposed. ently from one veterinary professional to In the past, the human tendency of the another because, although a good deal is pre-vaccine days to make sure one's chil­ known about variations in treatment, dren were exposed to measles or chicken methods of detection, immunization and pox to cement their immunity was the protection can vary greatly. primary way to ensure that the horse became immune. Of course, the fatality rate Why is improved of nearly ten percent in strangles-infected strangles detection important? The numbers horses or better makes that a less attractive Strangles is highly contagious. It is one of choice than vaccination. However you the most widely reported diagnoses world­ • There are 9.2 million horses approach it, strangles is a costly disease. wide and impacts the horse's lymph nodes in the U.S. in the upper respiratory tract. It most UMaine receives grant support commonly happens when a new horse is • Over 4.6 million Americans The University of Maine's J. F. Witter introduced to a herd. Even if the new horse are directly involved in the Center for Large Animal Research and no longer shows any signs of the disease, it equine industry Teaching has received a significant grant can still spread the bacteria. Within two to from the Maine Technology Asset Fund to six days of exposure, the infected horse will • Roughly 2 million people study strangles and try to help equine develop abscessed lymph nodes, which own one or more horses professionals find answers to some seem­ will rupture and drain highly contagious ingly simple questions: can we detect and fluids. Most horses will recover, but up to • The horse industry has a isolate strangles carriers in the general ten percent will die, most often as a result $39 billion direct economic horse population, and thereby move of complications from pneumonia. And, impact on the U.S. economy towards complete eradication of the the common name comes from the stran­ disease? Source: TheEquestrianChannel.com gling sound the horse makes when the If so, does one use an injectable vaccine

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or an intranasal injection? And, of most ment for the diagnosis, treatment and Biotechnology Services in Portland, will be importance, is there a quicker, easier way to general understanding of this disease. This evaluated for the ability to detect the pres­ detect the presence of the disease? The R&D could provide the base for biomed­ ence of S. equi within hours, rather than answers will vary from one veterinary ical companies in Maine to manufacture the days that it can take using more tradi­ professional to another, because it is a diagnostic kits that can be used in the field tional methods. The aim of the research is complex disease with far fewer answers to provide quicker and more accurate to collect enough data to show that these than questions. diagnoses of this problem. Current diag­ test kits are effective and reliable in diag­ The $500,000 grant has been given to nostic procedures involve doing a culture nosing the condition. The second goal is to primary researcher, Robert C. Causey, and of the bacteria from nasal discharge, show that the kits can be manufactured, his team of veterinarians, James Weber and running a test to determine the presence of sold and distributed throughout the coun­ Anne Lichtenwalner, to establish a testing, DNA of S. equi bacteria, or doing serology try as a reliable tool for diagnosis and research and education facility at the Witter — a blood test — to measure a titer to a possible eradication of the disease. The Center. The thrust of the research will be to specific protein of S. equi. All of these are potential, according to Causey, is global. advance the diagnosis and treatment of costly and time-consuming when time is "Whenever there are horses, there is this strangles and other animal diseases where critical to halting the development of the disease. No one has ever tried to do this more needs to be known to make good disease in a herd. before. This puts Maine right in the fore­ decisions about treatment. In addition, the The grant will provide field endo­ front of strangles research." potential for the development of inexpen­ scopes for use by the UMaine research sive kits for diagnosis holds great promise team and private veterinarians at farms Forging important partnerships for business incubation and economic and stables around the state to detect Renovations at the Witter Center will development in Maine. strangles carriers. First, diagnostic kits, include an animal handling area for diag­ The new center will provide advance­ using reagents developed by Maine nosis, an equine isolation area and a tech-

The Center

The J. F. Witter Center is a 400-acre working farm on the northern edge of campus. What was once exclusively a research facility has been transformed into a center for student-centered learning. In addition to the ongoing research projects, faculty and nearly 300 students from many academic disciplines are involved in classes focusing on equine and bovine management practices and pre- veterinary studies. Graduates of the program are now employed at respected large-animal facilities throughout New England or have gone on to graduate studies in 1. MIRACLE BABY: Her name is Lahar's Causey and Jim Weber of the Animal and biology, animal science or Baby Blue. She was born in May 2010 at the Veterinary Sciences Department. Infertility in veterinary medicine. Witter Center and is today a healthy domesticated horses and low foaling rates Standardbred yearling being prepared for a (only 50%) have both animal welfare and career in harness racing. She's owned by economic development implications, issues Norinne "Nonni" Hilchey Daly '59 who has being addressed by reproductive research been a well-known and well-respected figure conducted at UMaine. in Maine harness racing for a number of years. But "Blue" wouldn't have been born without 2. PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: The the cutting-edge equine infertility research Witter Center works in close cooperation with being conducted by veterinarians Robert the Maine Standardbred Breeders and Owners

16 MAINE Alumni Magazine nology center. The center will be used to The $500,000 grant has been the equine "business" in the state of Maine train and support faculty, Maine veterinar­ given to primary researcher, generates nearly $400 million dollars in ians, and pre-veterinary students from Dr. Robert C. Causey, and his business every year. Horses are still used UMaine with help from faculty at Tufts team of veterinarians, James in some logging operations, still plow University School of Veterinary Medicine Weber and Anne some agricultural fields, can be seen at two and the Gluck Equine Research Center at Lichtenwalner, to establish a commercial harness racing tracks and nine the University of Kentucky. UMaine prides testing, research and state fairs each year, and the pleasure horse itself on the high degree of student education facility center at the business is growing by sizable increments involvement in large animal projects Witter Center. The thrust of the every year. The economic impact of the through the work that students do in the research will be to advance horse industry in the State of Maine is far Equine Management Cooperative and the the diagnosis and treatment of greater than most people would even UMadCows academic concentrations. strangles and other animal imagine. The University of Maine's Witter Hopefully, a statewide strangles project diseases where more needs to Center hopes to be at the forefront of will be borne of this effort to try and be known to make good disease prevention in the future with the protect Maine's nearly 40,000 horses. There decisions about treatment. detection and treatment of this most is a two-pronged approach to this project common horse ailment and other research where one is to "strengthen Maine's and preventative measures that can be biotechnology sector, especially small developed kits could be in the vicinity of determined through cooperative work innovative companies, and the other is to over $3 million dollars, even if only a small between UMaine and the private business strengthen the agricultural economy percent of the nation's horses are tested sector. through lessening the impact of disease," annually. according to Causey. Sales projections for According to the Maine Farm Bureau,

Association, the national U.S. Trotting returning to the program. The daily care, for the Standardbred breed itself, Association and the Maine Harness management and training of these horses is contradicting the widely held belief that this Horsemen's Association. Pembroke White Out performed by UMaine students in the equine breed is not much good for anything except (shown here), who resides at the Witter studies program. racing. With every outing the student Center, is owned by the UMaine program and equestrians show off the intelligence, work continues her racing career at local harness 3. UMAINE AMBASSADORS: The UMaine ethic and beauty of a quintessentially racetracks. In addition, retired Standardbred Drill Team members are not just ambassadors American horse breed with historically strong mares are donated to the program to be bred for the University's equine program when ties to the State of Maine. or to be retrained for pleasure riding, driving, they do demonstrations or compete on their or for horse show competitions. These horses UMaine Standardbred mares, dubbed the are then sold to good homes with the proceeds "UMares." They are also acting as proponents

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Child Study Center Provides Unique Early Childhood Learning Laboratory Students discover the practical realities that will shape Maine's future, one child at a time

By Katie Quirk

ue White '89 can't seem to standing of children, their development, aged two to five years old play blocks with escape UMaine's Child Study and their needs. I hired many, many psychology students, read books in the laps Center (CSC). As an undergrad­ employees with CSC experience, and many of doctoral students, talk with speech and uate in the late '80s, White spent of them went on to management." When language development students, and are three semesters researching and workingWhite in started having children of her own, observed by nursing students. Unlike most S preschools where the ratio of adults to chil­ the psychology department's laboratory choosing a preschool for her kids was a no- preschool. Later, as the assistant director for brainer. "The CSC is an institution more dren is one to seven, the CSC averages one a children's mental health program serving than a preschool. If s a community resource to four. As White says, such a ratio is the greater Bangor area, White found thaf s just as good as it was when I worked unique: "This morning, when I arrived at herself repeatedly hiring graduates who there." the CSC, there was one kid there and six had worked or volunteered for the CSC. teachers, and all of the teachers were "Whenever an application came across Interdisciplinary environment paying attention to that kid." my desk for employment, if I saw the CSC Founded in 1938, the CSC is estimated to In an era when research increasingly on their resume, that fact put them on the have served approximately 1,000 Univer­ points to higher academic attainment and top of my list. We hired exclusively on sity students and 2,500 preschool students. lower rates of delinquency among individ­ merit, but I quickly learned that graduates If you visit the program today, that diver­ uals who attended well-designed preschool with CSC experience had a broader under­ sity of learners is readily apparent: children programs, the CSC plays a critical role for the state of Maine in shaping future citi­ zens, as well as future early childhood educators, social workers, and children's advocates.

Applied learning shapes career choices Every semester, Kevin Duplissie '83, '08G, head teacher of the CSC, teaches an early childhood psychology course to under­ graduates, who complete nearly 40 hours of volunteering in the CSC as the labora­ tory component of their course. Senior psychology major Renee Morin says this sort of applied learning is part of what led her to apply to Ph.D. programs in developmental clinical psychology. "Watching what I learned in the classroom come to life in the CSC made me feel like

Undergraduate student Caitlin Dowd and Eli Swartz, son of Kristi Swartz, plant seeds as part of a Maine Agriculture in the Classroom grant.

18 MAINE Alumni Magazine learning was worthwhile. When I sat down head teacher pulled me aside and told me "I know some teachers don't want to be to take a test for Psychology 321, I didn't one of the kid's parents had been watching observed by parents," says Duplissie. "I've search my brain for the definition I had me from the observation booth. Those sorts never been self-conscious about having written on a note card. I thought back to of successes were great for my confidence." parents around, and in fact I appreciate those moments in the CSC where I became parental input. I also encourage the college witness to a child in the midst of his devel­ Unique opportunity students to ask why we do the things we opment. I drew from my experiences, not for preschoolers do with the kids, or why we handle a situa­ from my book." Kristi Swartz worked in the CSC as an tion in a particular way. We learn a lot by Senior psychology major Kate Dowd undergraduate and has now returned there asking questions. And I love having kids remembers trying to memorize the devel­ as the parent of a preschooler. "As a pedi­ ask or answer questions, because you opmental stages of early childhood before atric occupational therapist, I'm a bit of a never know what they are going to say." she took the lab-based CSC class. "Before preschool officianado," says Swartz. "My As Renee Morin and many other that class, I didn't really understand the work has taken me in and out of a bunch of UMaine students can attest, this tradition difference between three and four-year preschools, but when my family returned of encouraging students to ask "why?" at olds." Then at the CSC, she was asked to to this area, I always had the CSC in the the CSC continues to have a lasting impact do simple experiments measuring the chil­ back of my mind. Having college students on its students, young and old. "The Child dren's perception, as well as child profiles, actively engaged in learning alongside Study Center gave me confidence in myself logging all the activities of individual kids. your child is really unique. The teachers at in all aspects," says Morin. "I was told that "I'll never forget watching them do those the CSC are truly focused on how the chil­ my opinions were valuable and that they experiments," says Dowd. "All the infor­ dren are thinking and growing and on how mattered. I was shown that the textbook mation clicks so well when you see it in this interaction is shaping the kids' devel­ doesn't teach you everything and that the action; it stays with you more than memo­ opment." best event in one's college career is that rizing. I've learned to pay attention to An example of that special attention moment when you know exactly what you everything kids do so that I can change my provided by the CSC came this semester want to do with your life. The CSC helped behavior accordingly and respond to for Swartz when graduate students from me realize that I am a capable person who them." the University's Conley Speech, Language will be effective and does have the ability White says that sort of applied learning and Hearing Center screened children at to make a difference. offered by the CSC helped her immensely the CSC. Swartz's son fell slightly below in her early work as a social worker. "The the mean for articulation, and as a result, kids I worked with had post-traumatic he now visits the Conley Center two times stress. I remember detailing pieces with a week for speech therapy. "Articulation is them and always thinking back on the one of those things that the longer if s left CSC. The CSC helped me to know what untreated, the more hard-wired issues normal three-year-old behavior looks like become," says Swartz. "I'm grateful to the and how to get there. It helped me to reha­ CSC for having made that connection for bilitate those kids because I knew in my our family. The CSC ties together so many head what I was trying to shoot for." populations. It's serving the students, but Traci McClarie '08 says her three years serving the community as well." of working in the CSC as an undergraduate taught her many of the skills—conflict Making a difference management, methods for communicating Part of what makes the CSC unique is the The Child Study Center is in need of financial with parents and children, the importance leadership provided by the head teacher support to continue its operation. A fund has of consistency and demeanor—which are Kevin Duplissie and assistant head teacher been established at the University of Maine now central to her work as a case manager Karen Vemey Belknap '73. Between them, Foundation to help CSC continue its mission as of children in therapeutic foster care. "I they have nearly 50 years of experience in a unique learning laboratory serving the future remember one moment at the CSC when early childhood education. That depth of of Maine's children. If you would like to show two kids were fighting over blocks. I got experience is reflected in their ability to your support, you can make a donation to the down on their level, did some cross create a consistent and healthy environ­ CSC Fund through the UMaine Foundation at dialogue with them, and then role modeled ment in the midst of an impressively open- 800-982-8503. Checks should be made payable some positive talk—these were all skills door policy. On any given day, parents, to the University of Maine Foundation with that had been modeled to me by the head students, and other community members Child Study Center noted in the comment or teachers. The kids got it and came to a drop by to observe or work alongside memo line. Visit the Foundation's Website at compromise on their own. Afterwards, the them. www.umainefoundation.org.

SUMMER 2011 19 Alumni Profile

hen Alan Furth graduated from the University of Making a Maine in 1978 he jumped at an opportunity to help Difference in develop programs for the fledgling WAudubon Expedition Institute (AEI) in Washington County. He soon took on a Washington Cpunty second job teaching fifth grade in Lubec. The Lubec School experience opened Alan's eyes to some of the realities of life in Downeast Maine. Among his fifth graders were five 15 year olds—all of whom had failed to be promoted five times. Only one of his 26 students had scored above the 50th percentile—and that was only in one subject. But in just one year, using experiential learning techniques, those students who had failed so many times rose five full grade levels in function and performance. It was the successful start of what would be a remarkable 30-plus year commitment to creating educational programs for the people of Washington County. That commitment has culminated in the development of The Cobscook Community Learning Center (CCLC), a nationally recognized model for grassroots, whole system, community education that is helping change the landscape for the Downeast region. For his career as an educational vision­ ary Furth was awarded the 2011 Alumni Career Award in June. Although he grew up in a well-off New York City suburb, Alan Furth found it easy to identify with those failing students in rural, economically challenged Lubec. He too had been a very poor student—his learning troubles stemming from a case of undiagnosed dyslexia. Ranked third from the bottom out of a class of 300 after his junior year, Furth was frustrated with an educational system from which he felt excluded. He longed for an alternative. "It just wasn't working," he recalls. "I wanted to get away. Luckily for me I had Alan Furth '78 Recognized neighbors and family who saw this. They asked what interested me. The only thing I with 2011 Alumni Career Award could come up with was that I had identi­ fied strongly with the work of Jacques By Jim Frick '44H Cousteau—I wanted to get out and learn in the field."

20 MAINE Alumni Magazine What happened next became a major "I came here to be part of a dynamic and could offer solutions for a poor, rural turning point in Furth's life. He found out educational group," he says. "But I had area such as Washington County. about the Trailside Country School, a also been teaching at the local school. I By 2000 the Cobscook Community program that offered a year of field study owned a house here. I raised my children Learning Center had designed its first with a small group of students. Furth trav­ here. This is where the road that I followed courses and began searching for funding eled throughout the country, visiting cities, led—this was home." sources. In 2001 it purchased 50 acres on rural communities, and all of the national Another turning point in Furth's life Cobscook Bay and soon CCLC was receiv­ parks. He found himself immersed in a came in 1998, when he was approached by ing support from the governor, businesses, world that sparked his desire to learn. a group of Washington County parents and the area's public schools. "It was exactly what I needed—to be who were desperately searching for an By 2005 CCLC had its first new build­ out of the confines of a classroom, in the educational alternative that would better ing and was offering full programs to both open air," he says. "I was learning and serve their children. high school students and adult learners— thriving." It was also with Trailside that "Their children were dying, literally or including partnering with the Community Furth discovered an interest in and talent spiritually—or they were getting into trou­ School of Camden to offer Passages, a teen for music, which he continues to this day. ble," he notes. "They wanted to change parent program that serves all of Washing­ Perhaps most importantly, the Trailside their world." ton County. Starting with nothing, CCLC experience provided much of the inspira­ But how? Washington County is the now manages a budget of $700,000 and is tion for Furth's career as an educator and third poorest county in the United States, also in partnerships with the regional solidified his belief that there are numerous and the incomes of this group of concerned medical center, Calais High School, and different ways to learn. parents were representative of that harsh the University of New England, among After Trailside, Furth decided to attend economic reality. others. This past June, in front of a large a small college in Tennessee. It was there Furth met with the group to explore enthusiastic audience, it graduated 13 that he met and married his first wife. After educational models from around the high school students (18 students alto­ his sophomore year, his wife's mother, a world—models that had led to sustained gether). Brewer native, wanted to return to her societal change for communities. "Those kids would have been lost with­ home state, and the young couple offered "We talked about the conditions of our out CCLC," Furth notes. to help her move. Once they got to Maine, region—the positive things we love as well Due in large part to Furth's vision and they decided to stay. as the liabilities," he recalls. "People here dedication, the dream has become a real­ In Maine, Furth found himself working have character—they are honest and ity—CCLC is helping Washington County at various jobs as a laborer, including two unpretentious. We also have great natural to foster an infectious attitudinal shift from winters in the Blue Hill Mine. But he had a beauty and a very close relationship, "Why can't we" to "How can we." strong desire to finish his college education economically and spiritually, to our land." In order to help with that long-term and eventually enrolled at the University The model that Furth and his group sustainability, there is now a business of Maine. He knew he wanted to teach, but arrived at was a true community school for component to CCLC, the Cobscook Bay he didn't want to pursue the conventional the Downeast region—one that reflects Company, with Furth serving as board education curriculum. Instead, he chose to what Furth calls "whole systems" thinking, chair. The company's staff transforms local major in child development, from which ingredients into all-natural frozen seafood he could graduate with a K-8 teaching pies which are sold throughout Maine and certificate. New England. The enterprise, which uses "It was the perfect major," he notes. local sustainable ingredients and seasonal "The whole human development staff was seafood for a value-added product, is help­ outstanding." He thrived as a UMaine ing the local economy while raising funds student. for CCLC. After graduation, he moved to "Our economic model has to reflect the Downeast Maine where he taught in both a values of the community and the impor­ public school and at AEI, while working on tance of our environment—Cobscook Bay his master's degree from Leslie University. Company does that," Furth says. "It's Washington County was not on Furth's representative of a sustainable business radar when he was attending UMaine. His sector that can thrive and grow and move there was the result of the opportu­ support education and the arts." nity to join AEI. But when AEI moved out To learn more about CCLC and how of the region in the late 1980s, Furth Students learn about gardening at you can support its work, visit decided to stay. the CCLC. www.thecclc.org. jjg;

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Kornetsky Honored with Humanitarian Award

Upon returning to campus after the war, Conan Kornetsky lost his interest in engineering and instead chose to pursue a degree in psychology.

Alumni Association's Bernard Lown '42 Alumni Humanitarian Award on June 4th. Kometsky's first research venture, begun as a Ph.D. student at the University of Kentucky, was a clinical study on the social and psychological factors in juvenile drug addiction. That was followed by a series of experimental studies on the behavioral effects of centrally acting drugs in people. His continued work in this area provided the basis for the current hypothesis for the neurobiologi- cal basis of schizophrenia. Later Kornetsky studied brain-stimulation reward and drug abuse and was one of the first to investigate the effects of abused substances on the brain-reward system. More recently, he conducted experiments that indicated that opioid antagonists might be beneficial in the control of movements associated with Huntington's disease as well as other disorders. When he first arrived at the University of Maine in 1943 from his home in Portland, Kornetsky decided to pursue engineering. But his studies were interrupted by World War II and a stint with the Army Air Corps. Upon returning to campus after the war, Kornetsky lost his interest in engineering and instead chose to pursue a degree in psychology. At the Humanitarian Award cere­ mony, he paid tribute to UMaine for laying the foundation for his remarkable career. e's often referred to as the premier psychopharmacolo­ "The University of Maine shaped my career," he said. "In gist in America. But after 60-plus years of important particular one professor, A.D. Glanville, was a major influence on research into how drugs affect mood, thinking, and me. He instilled in me a real appreciation and understanding of behavior, Conan Kornetsky '48 doesn't rest on his psychology as an experimental science." laurels. The energetic and witty 85-year-old continues to pursueIn addition to his reputation as a researcher, Kornetsky is newH areas of research as a member of the faculty at Boston Univer­ highly respected for his ethical standards as well as his generosity sity School of Medicine. and support for young people entering his field. His enthusiasm For his enormous contribution to our understanding of the for his work is contagious and has motivated scores of aspiring effects of drugs on people, Kornetsky was honored with the researchers.

“The University of Maine shaped my career. In particular one professor, A.D. Glanville, was a major influence on me. He instilled in me a real appreciation and understanding of psychology as an experimental science.” Conan Kornetsky

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Portland Alumnae—Thursday, July 21 Summer coffee at the home of Faith Wixson Varney ’56 in Falmouth —10:00 am Hostesses are Joan Fuller Russell ’56 and Carolyn Bull Dahlgren ’56.

Class of ’44 Summer Gathering—Wednesday, July 27 — 10:30 am At the Bear’s Den, UMaine campus

Among the family members accepting the 2011 Fogler Legacy Award in June were, left Class of 1950 Summer Gathering—Wednesday, July 27 to right: Peter Deane ’78, Martha Watson UMaine Foundation Office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 202, Falmouth Deane ’78, and Jennifer Deane ’07. 9:30 social, 10:00 meeting, 11:45 lunch. RSVP 1 -800-934-2586 to Cassie Tenan with meal choice—$20.

A Family Affair Alumni Chapter of Southern Maine—Monday, August 8 12th Annual UMACSM Golf Classic, Spring Meadows Golf Course, Gray. See upcoming events calendar at www.umainealumni.com for more information. ith four generations of proud Univer­ sity of Maine graduates, the Web­ W Peaks Island Alumni Event—Friday, August 26—7:30 pm ster family was honored at Reunion 2011 Cocktails on the Coast at The Inn on Peaks, Peaks Island, Portland with the Fogler Legacy Award. The award $25 per person includes the ferry. Reserve your tickets early. RSVP to Cassie at is presented annually to a family with a 207-581 -1146 or register online at umainealumni.com. strong tradition of attending UMaine. The Webster/UMaine legacy began with Class of 1952 Luncheon—Thursday, September 15—10:00 am patriarch Harry D. Webster, who earned a Class lunch in the McIntire Room, Buchanan Alumni House degree in mechanical engineering in 1920. Bill Currie will receive the Pine Tree Emblem Award. Harry’s son Richard Watson (also a me­ chanical engineer) was a World War II vet­ Class of 1958 “Tween” Reunion —Friday, September 16—noon eran who came to UMaine following the Class get-together at the home of Herb Cohen, Kennebunkport, lunch at 1:30 pm war and earned his degree in 1950. Two of Harry’s children, David Watson New Jersey Alumni Chapter Lobster Maine-ia—Sunday, October 2 ’77 and Martha Watson Deane ’78, are UMaine graduates as are their spouses, Homecoming—October 14-16 Joan Vernon Watson ’76 and Peter Deane UMaine Black Bear football vs. URI, alumni tailgating, Homecoming Craft Fair and ’78. Marketplace, class and group reunions, and much, much more. Martha and Peter Deane’s two daugh­ ters, Jessica ’06 and Jennifer ’07 are the For more information on these and other alumni activities visit: fourth generation of UMaine graduates. umainealumni. com.

Correction A mea culpa is owed to Bill Smullen ’62 whose profile appeared in the Winter Call for Award Nominations 2011 issue of MAINE Alumni Magazine. A photo that ran with the article was actu­ The Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the following alumni ally of Bill’s fraternity brother Ted Heath awards: The Alumni Career Award, the Bernard Lown ’42 Alumni Humanitar­ ’64, not Bill. In the photo, Bill is sitting to ian Award, the Black Bear Award, the Block “M” Award, The Fogler Legacy Ted’s right. Somehow, he was mistakenly Award, and Spirit of Maine Award. cropped out of the picture. Bill reacted to our error with customary humor and grace. Contact Diana Richardson at 207-581 -1138 or via email at Thanks to the alumni who pointed out our [email protected]. mistake—The editor

24 MAINE Alumni Magazine if IliljfclJift II • I > 'ifcut . wkMiF October 14,15 & 16 University of Maine Homecoming Senator Susan Collins tells graduates to “find the good, praise it, and join it.” Welcome, UMaine's Newest Alumni

he University of Maine awarded ap­ Tproximately 2,120 degrees at com­ mencement ceremonies on May 7, including honorary doctorates to Sena­ tor Susan Collins and Peter Vigue, CEO of Cianbro construction company. Class valedictorian was Kristopher Cooper, a biology major from Winthrop, and salu- tatorian was Rachel Ann Ventrella, an el­ ementary education major from Fayette. Senator Collins addressed the graduates at both the morning and afternoon cer­ emonies at Alfond Arena. Collins, who called herself a “black sheep in a Black Bear family” because she did not attend the University of Maine, said, “I hope this honorary degree will transform me from a black sheep to a full-fledged Black Bear. Both my parents, older sister, younger brother, grandfathers, and all of my uncles are UMaine alumni.” Collins told the Class of 2011 to “find the good, praise it, and join it” rather than critique from the sidelines. She encouraged the newest alumni to become involved in their communities, maintain a level of civil­ ity, and to work for positive change.

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26 MAINE Alumni Magazine New amphitheater in our future C/ass of 2011 plans a lasting legacy

t started last year when the Class of 2010 revived the tradition Iof making a class gift during their senior year. The result was their gift of the UMaine Traditions Garden at Buchanan Alumni House that was unveiled at Homecoming 2010. Now the Class of 2011 is working to beautify a section of campus along Lengyl Field near Estabrooke Hall, with the addition of a new amphithe­ ater. A group of civil engineering students from the class took on Stephen & Rebecca Hastings in honor of Charles Hastings ’11 the design and structural layout as part of their senior capstone John & Lorna Healey in honor of Christopher Healey ’11 Robert & Sara Louise Hessler in honor of John Hessler ’11 project. James & Karen Hopkins in honor of Cristin Hopkins ’11 Stephen & Carolyn Hunter in honor of Cynthia Hunter ’11 “This is our way to give back to the University and its community Iver & Carol Iverson, Jr. in honor of Robert Hussey ’11 by providing a lasting legacy on campus for the enjoyment of Bradley & Heidi Joslyn in honor of Sarah Joslyn ’11 future generations of students,” states Joel-Michael Martin ’11, Christopher Keating in honor of Conor Keating ’11 class president. “We’ve already received nearly 100 donations. Robert Laliberte in honor of William Laliberte ’11 David & Barbara Landers in honor of Elizabeth Landers ’11 We are grateful to everyone who has donated. But we’re not fin­ Harold & Judy Larson in honor of Callie Larson ’11 ished yet. We expect it may take up to five years to raise the Rachel R.Likover in honor of Sean de Wolski ’11 needed funds. I’d like to challenge all my classmates to contrib­ Corey & Cindy MacDonald in honor of Jessica MacDonald ’11 ute what they can toward our goal.” John & Karyn Margarita in honor of Dayna Margarita ’11 Richard & Lisa Markle in honor of Anna Assenmacher ’11 Dana & Lisa Martin in honor of Travis Martin ’11 Joseph Mattos in honor of Joseph Mattos ’11 Kenneth & Susan McKinley in honor of Joseph McKinley ’11 Cindy McLaughlin in honor of Reid McLaughlin ’11 The following individuals have contributed to the Class of Patrick & Donna McNally in honor of Sean McNally ’11 2011 Amphitheater Fund (as of 6/8/2011). Duane Mercier in honor of Davis Mercier ’11 Dale Michaud in honor of Richard Michaud ’11 Lowell & Elizabeth Allen, Jr. in honor of Kirstin Allen ’11 Sean & Karen Moran in honor of Brendan Moran ’11 James & Marcia Araujo, Jr. in honor of Jessie Araujo ’11 Maura Morse in honor of Michael Rogers ’11 Richard & Cynthia Athanas in honor of Casey Athanas ’11 Cheryl Mowel in honor of Walter Mowel ’11 Eric & Deborah Baade in honor of Christian Baade ’11 Harry & Martha Nickerson in honor of Steven Nickerson ’11 David & Pamela Bardon in honor of Quinn Bardon ’11 Robert & Janet Nickerson in honor of Patrick Nickerson ’11 Michael & Denise Beckwith in honor of Chad Beckwith ’11 Alton & Pat Oliver in honor of Alex Oliver ’11 Ronald & Donna Bissonnette in honor of Renee Bissonnette ’11 Tom Owen & Jane Furbeck-Owen in honor of Thomas Owen ’11 Christopher & Sandra Black in honor of Amanda Black ’11 Philip & Andrea Pastore in honor of Anthony Pastore ’11 Michael & Mary Bonneau in honor of Joseph Bonneau ’11 Lawrence & Carrie Porcelli in honor of Kayla Porcelli ’11 James & Catherine Brown in honor of Erica Brown ’11 Stephen & Sue Ellen Porter in honor of Samuel Porter ’11 Marc & Sharifah Chabot in honor of Luc Chabot ’11 Brenda & Claude Poulin in honor of Thomas Poulin ’11 Class of 1951 (Our alumni mentor class) Kyle & Karen Price in honor of Kevin Price ’11 Donald & Mary Jane Cleary in honor of Michael Cleary ’11 Bonnie Reiner in honor of Nicole Reiner ’11 Brent Connolly in honor of Patrick Connolly ’11 Robin Reinhold in honor of Jamie Reinhold ’11 Brian & Linda Conroy in honor of Caitlin Conroy ’11 Dwight & Ann Rhodes in honor of Alisa Rhodes ’11 Albert & Beverly Cosce in honor of Christopher Cosce ’11 Daniel & Ella Richardson in honor of Shawn Richardson ’11 Dariel Curren in honor of James Curren ’11 William & Nancy Rodgers in honor of Tyler Lamoureux ’11 Michael & Donna Deletetsky in honor of Elizabeth Deletetsky ’11 Debra & Christopher Smith in honor of Joshua Smith ’11 Michele Eden Dooling in honor of Joel Dooling ’11 Dolores & Scott Tarlton in honor of Jesse Tarlton ’11 Blaine S. Dorr, Jr in honor of Jessica Dorr ’11 John & Michelle Veasey, Jr. in honor of Grace Veasey ’11 Lester and Michelle Drown in honor of Zachary Drown ’11 Jorge & Patricia Velez in honor of Sebastian Velez ’11 Jeffrey & Tammy Dumont in honor of Jonathan Dumont ’11 James & Gale Whittemore in honor of Jill Whittemore ’11 Karen & William Duplin in honor of Lauren Duplin ’11 Richard & Nancy Willey in honor of Kevin Willey ’11 Susan Duval in honor of Jason Duval ’11 Nancy Winetrout Schenck in honor of Molly Schenck ’11 Mary & Glen Feigenbaum in honor of John Feigenbaum ’11 Ken & Lucrecia Wonsor in honor of Ryan Wonsor ’11 Louise & Linda Forni, Jr in honor of Anthony Forni ’11 Bennett R.Young in honor of Jillian Young ’11 Frank Getchell & Janet Maleski in honor of Amy Getchell ’11 Donald & Karen Young in honor of Kimberly Young ’11 Julie Goell in honor of Zev Eisenberg ’11 Barry & Susan Goldsmith in honor of Joshua Goldsmith ’11 Juan & Carla Gomez in honor of Adrianna Gomez ’11 If you would like to participate and make a contribution for the Michael & Gretchen Goodine in honor of Kelsey Goodine ’11 Class of 2011 Amphitheater, please contact Vai Mitchell ’09 at Michael & Jill Halligan in honor of Brendan Halligan ’11 (800) 934-2586 or (207) 581-1144.

Summer 2011 27 First Alumni Black Bear Invitational Draws 70 Golfers

he first golf tournament to support Tthe UMaine Alumni Association took place on June 2, 2011, at beautiful Bel­ WELCOME to the UMAINE' grade Lakes Golf Club. The weather was a bit overcast and the brisk breeze was a ALUMNI BLACK BEAR 1 factor, but neither served to dampen the spirits of the more than 70 enthusiastic golfers who took to the links. Teams com­ peted in a putting contest and for the best Representing sponsor Coca-Cola INVITATIONALare, left to right: Russ Perry, Bob Dumont, net and gross scores. The naming spon­ DavidB Dumont and Alton Hart. sor for the event was University Credit Union, one of our most loyal supporters. Other sponsors included Coca Cola, C.B. Richard Ellis/Boulas, Richard D. Hogan In­ surance Agency, Competitive Energy Ser­ vices, Berry Dunn CPAs, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Greenway Equipment, MMG Insurance, The UMaine Foundation, Aca­ dia Food Services, Snowman Printing & Presort Express, Streets Landscaping and Lawncare, Camden National Bank, UBS Financial Services Inc., UMaine Alumni of New Jersey, Coffee Pause, Rudman Putting contest winner Todd The winning team with a low net score of 48 was: UMAA Winchell, and Northeast Planning Associ­ LaPointe is awarded an Alumni board member Nate Briggs ’02, ’05G, his dad Daryl ates. Special thanks goes to White Sign Association golf shirt by Briggs, Matt Nye ’98, and Larry Willey ’71, ’73G. who generously provided signage for all tournament coordinator, Diana Richardson ’93. our hole sponsors. A Special Thanks to our Naming Sponsor, the University Credit Union

Honoring the Greatest Generation

n a moving ceremony at Reunion 2011, the Class of 1950 hon­ Iored seven of its members who distinguished themselves in their service for their country during World War II. The program was hosted by Al Hopkins ’50 and included a prayer by Doug Morton ’50, a reading by Ruth Holland Walsh ’50, and patriotic songs performed by Molly Webster ’10 and William Fink ’83. The ceremony ended with the reading of award citations for the seven Class of 1950 honorees: Jay Benton was with the 9th Air Force, 366th Fighter Group, European Theater of Operations (ETO); Colby Davis was in the 15th Air Force (ETO); Clarence Leonard was in the 8th Air Force (ETO); Buel Merrill was in the 349th infantry, 88th Division (ETO); John Poli was in the 3rd In­ fantry Division (ETO); Elwin Thurlow was in the 20th Air Force and Class of 1950 Greatest Generation Award recipients, standing (left to right): John Poli, Buel Merrill, and Elwin “Skip” Thurlow. Sitting, left to right: Jay served in the South Pacific; and Max Cohen was with the 168th Benton, Colby Davis, and Clarence Leonard. Award recipient Max Cohen, Combat Engineers (ETO). who served with the 168th Engineers, was not able to attend.

28 MAINE Alumni Magazine Classnotes

Senior Alumni 1937

Jayne Hanson Bartley ’49 Audrey Bishop Thibodeau 9 Alumni Drive, Apt 120 P 43 Conant Road Orono, ME 04473 Presque Isle, ME 04769 (207) 866-4723 (207) 764-1598

Writing the Senior Alumni column can be I just received a great book by frustrating for material is so scarce. There are Beverly Rand: The Life of a Maine so many wonderful stories out there, but I don’t Potato and Dairy Farmer. Beverly hear of them. When one comes through, I’m so worked as a potato and dairy pleased, and I’m sure those who knew you on farmer for 40 years and his son campus are pleased to hear about you. also became a dairy farmer. He An Ellsworth American clipping relates how resides at 25 Woodland Heights Carl Osgood ’38, ’43G led a group of engineers Drive in Island Falls. at RCA to develop the TIROS satellite to return Hope Wing Weston left her pictures from outer space back to earth. This Auburn, ME, home and flew to was necessary to improve meteorological Englewood, FL, in March for a Looking very fit at age 98, Ken Ireland represented his information for weather forecasting. The article two-month stay. 1936 class at Reunion 2011 in June. Accompanying Ken noted that the previous lack of accuracy William F. Bishop died on to Orono was his daughter Julie Ireland Childs. increased the dangers of the Normandy Christmas 2010 in Caribou. He invasion in 1944. Carl and three technicians was a retired rural postal carrier witnessed the successful launch of TIROS from with the University of Maine, so queried her and his death was unexpected, as Cape Canaveral in April 1960. on her background—and what a fabulous he was active right up until the end. TIROS was the first successful satellite background she has! designed and built, becoming the leader of the Mary-’Vesta graduated from UMaine with a scientific industry. After earning degrees from degree in psychology, and earned a master’s UMaine, Carl earned a second MS in metallurgy in nursing from Yale and a master’s in public 1939 from the University of Pennsylvania. health from Harvard. Later, she earned another Carl taught at UMaine, UPenn, and the master’s as well as a Ph.D. in psychology at Edna Louise “Squeeze” Harrison Dempsey University of Vermont. During the war, he was Boston University. Prior to her studies at BU, 2526 Carrollton Road a mechanical engineer at the Boston Naval she worked as a research assistant at Jackson Annapolis, MD 21403-4203 shipyard. He currently spends summers at his Lab in Bar Harbor, staff nurse at Yale-New (410) 268-1888 home in Surry, ME. Haven Hospital, and held public health nursing [email protected] Two Senior Alumni living here in Orono are positions in Connecticut and Maine. On active Russ ’46, ’47G and Barbara Higgins Bodwell duty with the Commissioned Corps of the US ’45. Barbara majored in home economics. The Public Health Service for five years, she worked Loyal classmate, Carl Toothaker, writes that student volunteer center on campus is named in Washington, DC, and on the Navajo Indian his nickname during college days was “Toot.” in honor of them. Reservation in Arizona. He inscribed that and other writings on his Russ, hailing from Springvale, ME, had his After earning her doctorate, she taught “beer jacket” at that time and place. Remember education interrupted by a stint in the US Army. at Case Western Reserve, Boston University, having a beer jacket? They were a very big He was shot down in Europe and executed a and the University of Illinois at Chicago. She deal back then. Carl says that succeeding daring escape from enemy forces. Returning developed doctoral level courses and curricula generations have replaced “Toot” with “Pappy” to UMaine after the war, Russ completed his in nursing and health behavior, chaired doctoral and with the advent of six grandchildren, he is degrees and began a remarkable engineering dissertation committees, and sponsored now “Big Pappy.” Thanks for communicating, career. students for predoctoral fellowships. Carl. It is much appreciated. Ruby Young Hussey ’34 turned 100 in April. Mary-’Vesta married Dr. John Paul Scott. The Bangor Daily News recently headlined Congratulations! Ruby, who was born in Alton, She had been his first research assistant early in “Fair Haven Camps Celebrates 60 Years.” Hilda ME, lives in Waynesboro, PA. her career. Theirs was a wonderful relationship, Weymouth Sheldon, her husband, and others In past issues, I have told of Frank Knight and they traveled to many countries, usually began the Central Maine Bible Conference in ’30,102 years young, who perpetuates the story when one of them was presenting a professional 1950. It has run the Fair Haven Camps ever of “Herbie,” the majestic elm tree he so lovingly paper or attending a professional meeting. since. Fair Haven hosted 637 children this year, cared for in Yarmouth. Although it has been cut Mary-’Vesta now lives in a cottage at Dirigo from second to 12th grade. Hilda’s son says down, a victim of Dutch elm disease, it lives on Pines in Orono and has her dinner nightly at that they have been in the right place for a lot in artfully crafted wood products, which were the Inn. She is able to spend summers in Bar of people over the years. At least 150 former auctioned from the DeLorme mapping store. Harbor. Now in her late 80s, she is still driving, campers and personnel turned up for the 60th We have a new author! Winifred Paulin current on all news, a great conversationalist, year anniversary celebration. It is on land that Collins ’47 of 456 Orange Road, Orange, NJ, and a joy to know. was bought for $5,000. The camp contributed has published Pushaw Lake: An Historical to the spiritual growth of many young people. Profile, relating the 19th-20th century history, including the resort area happenings and the ties to Bangor residents. Recently I had dinner with Mary-’Vesta Show Your Black Bear Pride! Support the ALUMNI FUND. Marston-Scott ’46.1 knew she had associations

Summer 2011 29 necrology and we convey our sympathy to their H. M. Payson in Portland. He and his wife, 1940 survivors. Charlotte Gifford Sinnett, were married for many years. Ginny Pease Dogherty Constance King Barnes knows deeply the Granite Hill Estates importance of music in people’s lives. As a young 16 Walnut Drive 1942 woman, she played the harp with the Bangor Augusta, ME 04330 Symphony Orchestra until she graduated from Marion Libby Broaddus [email protected] the University of Maine. Her father, Maurice P. 40 Oakland Avenue King, also played with the BSO when he was Westbrook, ME 04092 a teenager. She never forgot her musical roots I wish, I wish, I wish but I have no news. How (207) 854-4648 through the years as a teacher. Though she about a line or two so that we can have a bit in [email protected] traveled the world with her husband, Dana, she the next issue? I would love to hear from you. always came back to Maine. She now lives in Have a good summer, everyone. Greetings, Class of ’42. There are just a few news Belfast and has helped the BSO establish a items to report this time. Robert Deering of permanent fund to allow visiting soloists to Davis, CA., spoke to a student at the University offer master classes with young area musicians of Maine just two months before his death in through the Maurice P. King Endowment Fund. 1941 December. He mentioned his 90th birthday and She says the difference between the orchestra said he had recently released a box of monarch of 1943 and today is that in 1943 the BSO was butterflies. Bob earned a doctorate in landscape composed almost entirely of amateurs. Today’s Agnes Ann Walsh architecture and taught landscape architecture musicians are almost all professionals. She 15 Piper Road K322 in California as well as Saudi Arabia, Australia, is amazed at what the orchestra is producing Scarborough, ME 04074 and India. He was active in his community and today. It has grown so much over 115 years. We (207) 885-1414 interested in landscape and environmental are fortunate to have such a thing way up here issues. in Maine. A Maine Hello to all ’41ers wherever you are! I We are sorry to report that Helen Thorndike Connie has also been a supporter of the guess we all shall be happy to see the end of Remick’s husband, Artis, died two years ago. Waldo County Humane Society for many years. this winter because all parts of the US had bad Helen lives in Exeter, NH. She was honored for her philanthropic efforts— weather conditions of some sort at some time. Robert Dalrymple of Port Clyde is pleased the Association of Fundraising Professionals Glenna Johnson Smith’s book, Old Maine to report that he and his wife, Nancy Wright of Northern New England named her the Woman, was published on November 12 and Dalrymple ’43, are great-grandparents. Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year. She was that weekend there was a book signing in her Frank E. Brewster, of upstate New York, given her award at a ceremony in Portland on hometown, Presque Isle, which was a sell-out. died on Valentine’s Day. Frank began his November 4, 2010. There have been book signings throughout engineering career at GE and advanced through I didn’t get to Puerto Rico this year as I have Maine and there was a second printing in various management positions, retiring in 1983. in the last 30 years, but I did get to Florida, January. I saw Glenna at bookshops in Portland He enjoyed chair caning, reading, golf, and where it was warmer, for a couple of weeks. and in South Portland; she was busy signing a word puzzles. My daughter Mary Harrison Ray ’80 came from greeting and her signature. The book has made Fort Collins, CO, and we drove to Lorton, VA, the bestseller list for nonfiction paperback in the and took the auto train from there to Sanford, Maine Sunday Telegram on several occasions. Florida (near Orlando). My other daughter, The book is a collection of essays Glenna has 1943 Margaret, and husband, Garry, met us and took written for Echoes, a quarterly magazine for us to the campground where we stayed. They The County, and some new material covering are semi-retired and have decided to spend Betty Bearce Harrison her childhood on the coast of Maine and a couple of months where it is warmer. They 106 Crestmont Road her six decades living in Aroostook County. live in western Pennsylvania. We visited Silver Bangor, ME 04401 Congratulations, Glenna, and continued Springs, took a boat ride on the St. John River, (207) 945-3795 success with your book! saw alligators, and visited a large flea market. [email protected] Two musical organizations of the University, We had a good time, but I missed seeing all my University of Maine Singers and the UMaine Jazz friends in Rincon. I hope to go back next year. Ensemble, presented a concert in mid-March at There was sadness in three families within the Merrill Auditorium in Portland. There was a pre­ last year. Geraldine Foss lost her husband, concert reception hosted by President and Mrs. Warren L. Foss, on December 4, 2010. Robert Kennedy for invited alumni in the State of Geraldine said they had a lovely marriage of 1944 Maine Room, Portland City Hall. I hope you have 65 years, and Warren had celebrated his 89th had an opportunity to attend an alumni event in birthday in November 2010. Joyce Iveney Ingalls your area, as the Black Bear van traveled the Carlton L. Morse died on January 9, 2011, 7 Seabury Lane east coast and meetings were scheduled on the and Charlotte sent a copy of the obituary. He Yarmouth, ME 04096 west coast. On April 14th the final meeting of the served in the Navy during WWII in Washington, continental tour was in Portland, ME, with guest DC, where he met his first wife, Evelyn, who died speakers: Todd Saucier ’93, ’97G, president in 1984. He had three sons and one daughter. I have not covered Christmas 2010 as my last of the UMAA; Anne E. Pooler ’72, ’75 Ph.D., After his service he returned to the family class notes were written back in September dean of the College of Education and Human business in Boston, MA (F. W. Morse Company), 2010. Development; and Edward Ashworth, dean of working as president until his retirement in We did have some very nice Christmas the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and 1989, and then moved to Saco, ME. In 1985 he cards from a few classmates: Agriculture. married Charlotte Root Richards. He enjoyed Mary Billings Orsenigo, who I remember It was sad to learn of the death of Joanna woodworking, gardening, digging clams and fondly during college days in Balentine Hall, Evans Bardo in January; we shall miss her making chowder, making dollhouses, and wrote. Mary would go around each night and as she faithfully attended the UMaine alumni oriental design rugs. He really enjoyed the say, “Good night” to all of us in our fourth floor luncheon every September at the Highlands; summers they spent on Chebeague Island. rooms. Mary said on her card that she was happy we extend our condolences to her family. I note Cliff Sinnett also died last November. On to have her sons nearby at Christmastime. there are others from our class listed under campus, he was a Beta; later, he worked for Midi Wooster Roberts is now back up north

30 MAINE Alumni Magazine in Saco, ME. Al McNeilly was pictured, “still rowin’ along” at Owls Head. We heard from Russ ’47G and Barb Higgins Bodwell ’45, who we see quite often at southern Maine alumni events. A nice, newsy Christmas letter arrived from Rhoda Tolford Stone. We received a lovely holiday greeting from Esther Holden Hopkins. She wrote that her family is the center of her life and all the gatherings are at her house. The children and grandchildren still feel that “Jack is still there.” Ed and Rayle Ainsworth, daughter and son- in-law of the late Dolly and Walter Reed, sent a card. They live here in Yarmouth and we see them occasionally, though they do spend time in Fort Fairfield, where Rayle grew up. The alumni office sent a clipping from the October 15th Bangor Daily News—a great picture of sod being placed in the Traditions Garden at Buchanan Alumni House in honor of Al McNeilly by the Class of 2010, whom Al has mentored since their arrival on campus and instilled in them the concept of giving forward. Finally, a notice from a student who called Dr. Robert Buchanan ’44 paid a visit to the Alumni House named in his honor on May 2. While John Suminsby indicates that John currently on campus he took time to visit with some of his younger UMaine Beta fraternity brothers. has a grandson at UMaine. Left to right are: Joel Martin ’11, Ian McKinnon ’11, Dr. Buchanan, Mathew Labonte ’13, and Joe and I see Anita and Charlie Stickney Matthew Sevey ’12. quite often and joined them in early January at the Portland Civic Center to watch the Black each year. Their favorite year was when they here, some single and some married with Bears win a holiday hockey game. On our had a week together in Switzerland! small children. These youngsters all call me way in to the game we were greeted by Pat A recent phone chat with Ada Minott “Grandma” and I love it! Sometimes they knock Cummings ’89, ’44H, a pleasant surprise. We Haggett ’47G in Phippsburg (near Bath) on my door and want to come and play with see Don Bail and Pete Farnum every couple brought me up to date. Her son, Steve ’74, who my kitty, and then ask for a cookie if I haven’t of weeks during the winter at a fish chowder joined the Marines just out of college and lived brought any out yet. luncheon at the South Freeport Congregational almost 30 years in Japan, returned to Maine to Yesterday I had a call from Dottie Currie Church. spend some time with Mom and Dad! So this Dutton’s daughter, Nancy ’77. She wanted So that’s our news for now—again I say, has been a delight to Ada and Fred ’49 and has me to go shopping with her and her Mom! To keep those cards and letters coming! lightened their load tremendously. Ada still is in even see a classmate is always a joy—so I regular contact with Maddy Nevers Boynton, immediately said, “Yes!” and off we went. Dottie who lives in Camden. Maddy’s husband has and I were part of a large group of ’45ers that Alzheimer’s Disease and is at the point that he enjoyed one another all through our years in 1945 needs constant care and she is there to do it. Orono and we have had the advantage of our She was always a caring friend. I also had a adult relationships continuing. Dottie was my Carolyn “Charlie” Chaplin Grant phone chat with Peg Brown Bunker, who lives daughter Cindy’s home economics teacher in 481 Westbrook Street, Apt. 205 in Auburn and says she’s still in good health! junior high school in Portland and her daughter South Portland, ME 04106 A few more news items about our Pamela was always close to me. She became a (207) 899-3430 classmates: dietician too! The day she got her first job, she A recent mailing from Hubert Ranger took the bus and came right to my office to tell Greetings from the northeast. shows the cover of a book he wrote. The Last me! And we were both happy and excited. Recently I talked with Roger and Gerry Bugler: Experiences of a Private in the 79th I recall Mrs. Murray, our housemother at Keenan Oakes in Presque Isle, where they Infantry Division, Europe, World War II tells of N. Estabrooke, dearly loved her girls and vice seem to get the brunt of the snow up in The his experiences as a bugler in Germany in World versa. When she came to our Reunion in 1960 County. They make a point of getting outdoors War II and his adventures from basic training to she was delighted to see how close many of daily and that seems to be a smart idea. Gerry’s combat, post-war occupation, and adjusting to us had stayed together—and many of us still younger brother, Charles, passed away before civilian life. It’s an entertaining memoir that covers stay in contact—even after our 65th Reunion the holidays, and her nephew Franklin Keenan his experiences from basic training to combat, last June! ’69 drove them down to Biddeford to attend post-war occupation, and beyond. Interested the funeral. Gerry’s brother had retired from the readers can write to Merriam Press, Dept. A118, service as a lieutenant colonel, I believe. 133 Elm Street Suite 3R, Bennington, VT 05201 And this brings to mind the death of my or contact merriam-press.com for information For alumni news and brother, Robert “Bob” R. Chaplin ’47. He was on ordering a copy. the evening and weekend announcer on WLBZ Grover Condon of Aberdeen, MD, has events, class pages, Black in Bangor from 1944-1947. He was delighted to a great-granddaughter, Riley Adams, who is get this job his freshman year and was proud about a year old. Congratulations! Bear Sports, and more go to say he earned his own way through college. I received a letter from Orono naming the He died in March from Parkinson’s Disease. He recipients of scholarship from our class and was married to Betty Ambrose ’48 of Bangor. they are most grateful. It’s a delight to receive to umainealumni.com. Bob and Betty had four children and they took their thank-you letters! the four children and their familes for a vacation We have several young East Indies residents

Summer 2011 31 Priscilla Thomas Rines, Nebby Kilburn Irish, and arrangements to get together for lunch at the 1948 F.J. (Sasshy) Foster Addor. Muddy Rudder in Yarmouth. They invited any We had a great get-together and will try to interested ’49ers to join them. The ’48ers who Laney Carter Bradshaw repeat it and hopefully gather some new “old” attended were Josie Libby Hayes, EdieAnne 202 Birchwood Terrace faces. Young Hutchinson ’44H, Marguerite Sullivan Pittsfield, ME 04967 EdieAnne is spending the winter in Yarmouth Powers, Barbara Sullivan Knowlton, Millie Morris [email protected] with her daughter, Becky H. Joyce ’82 and has Stengel, Aletha Meade Blackmore, Laney Carter plans to go to Bristol, England, in April to visit Bradshaw, and Pauly Parent Jenness. The ’49 with a friend who was sent here to escape the classmates attending were Jodi Wakefield Barbara Sullivan Knowlton Blitz in London during World War II. Moore, Libby Tufts Goodrich, Verna Wallace 16 Lloyd Road Josie is now living at Park Danforth on Andrews, Priscilla Thomas Rines, Frances Waterville, ME 04901 Stevens Avenue in Portland and loves it. Her Jane Foster Addor, Barbara Thompson York, granddaughter Sarah Taylor is doing her junior Eugenia Melzar Shepard, Emma Kilburn Oh my—I am excited—for the first time since year in Australia and loves the people and Irish, and Kay Kennedy Nickless. accepting this position of co-correspondent of country. We had plenty of time to exchange news. the Class of ’48, I have had two notes from the Laney is still working on making the Libby Goodrich is happy in their home in publications office! Pittsfield Library a wonderful place by serving Foreside Commons in Falmouth. Barkley ’48 Donna Welts Wagoner is living in Cedar as president of the friends of Pittsfield Library. is in poor health and the family comes for Rapids, IA. She is a retired special education Her family is also involved in restoring a one- frequent visits. Verna Andrews is still in Cape teacher for the state of Hawaii. Donna was a room schoolhouse in Etna Center, ME. What a Elizabeth. She is enjoying friends and family member of Women’s Student Government for great project. and feels fortunate to have both daughters four years and served as president in her senior Millie writes that her grandson Joel, who is in Maine. Eugenia Shepard loves living in year. a senior at the University of Maine, is back at Boothbay Harbor. “Bob and I feel so fortunate David Sykes II is living in Hopewell Junction, Orono after a semester at Bilkent University in to have our son and his wife living in retirement NY. He informs us that he has 13 grandchildren Ankara, Turkey. He had a week of hitchhiking in a house they built across the road from us. including one set of triplets and one set of twins. in Romania and went to Egypt, which included Our two daughters live in Maine also. We have Holidays and reunions must be a lot of fun. seeing the pyramids on horseback and a three- been blessed with six grandchildren and three Alice Fonseca Haines lives in New Jersey day cruise on the Nile River. Makes me think of great-grandchildren.” Francis Jane and Roger and she writes that Maine seems to be on the Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Addor ’51G live at Piper Shores in Scarborough weather channel a lot! Those of us who spend Sulli Powers brought our class graduation and like it very much. They have a son and a our winters in Maine agree that it was a long photo and we all had a chance to look for daughter and two grandgirls. Priscilla Rines has one, with a lot of snow, but looking at the ourselves and our friends and reminisce. So lived in the same house in Gorham since 1953. weather elsewhere, it’s not all that bad. interesting to look at and remember how young “I married Bernard Rines ’46 62 years ago. We Alice sent an obituary column of June we were. had three sons. The oldest passed away from Swanton Johnson’s husband, Evan Johnson Sulli Knowlton was proud to report that her cancer in 2007.” Emma Kilburn Irish has lived ’49. June is living in a senior community, where son Bob ’82 had two daughters at Orono— at 75 State St. for two and a half years. She likes she has made many friends and will have Whitney, Class of ’11 and Audrey, Class of ’14. it very much. She says there are many activities plenty to keep her occupied when she is ready. Son Rick ’80 has a son who has been accepted available and they have a very caring staff. She Our deepest condolences to you, June. We and will start classes in September. This is three has a lovely apartment with a view of Bug Light will always remember Evan and his trumpet. generations of Knowltons and so far, seven and Portland Harbor. All in all it was a most Her address is 400 Seabury Drive, Apt. 3196, alums, plus two to go. enjoyable day and I’m betting that everyone Bloomfield, CT 06002. Had news that our previous class went home with some pleasant thoughts for Those of us who live in central Maine were correspondent, Ruth Preble Finney, fell this their memory banks. saddened to read of the death of Robert G. winter and suffered a rotator cuff injury. She also I had a call from Joseph Cooper, who Martin (G). He lived in Belgrade and was a had the misfortune to have had damage from now lives in New Haven, CT. He asked about member of the Kennebec Valley Alumni Chapter ice to her dining room. I think you are not alone classmates he remembered and I was able to (KVAC). Bob’s passion in life was gardening with ice damage, Ruth, but hope spring and give him updates on several people. and he was well known in many horticultural warm sun will make things seem a lot better. I was saddened to learn of Evan Johnson’s societies throughout New England. He was Keep your courage. death in January. We extend our condolences very active in the Maine Gladiolus Society and Hope you all enjoyed this column, and wasn’t to his wife, June Swanton Johnson ’48, and hybridized and introduced three varieties of it nice to get some news? Please remember their daughters. glads, including Lady Jester in 1985, Raspberry your correspondents and send us an email, What is new with you? Let me know.... Best in 2003, and Dorothy S. in 2007, named for postcard, or letter (maybe carrier pigeon —but wishes—Kay his late wife and the only completely double no texts, tweets, twits or whatever). gladiolus on the market. Our sympathies go to Love to hear from you. Happy summer. his family members, including his son Russell ’72, who is a member of KVAC. On a much happier note, the kitchen 1950 kabinet ladies, plus a good contingent of ’48ers, met recently for lunch at the Muddy 1949 Ruth Holland Walsh Rudder Restaurant in Yarmouth. The ’48ers 186 Jerry Browne Road in attendance were Pauline Parent Jenness, Kathleen Kennedy Nickless Apartment 1112 who orchestrated the gathering; Aletha Meade 12 Northwood Drive Mystic, CT 06355 Blackmore, Marguerite Sullivan Powers, Portland, ME 04103 (860) 536-6265 Josie Libby Hays, Millie Morris Stengel, (207) 878-0954 [email protected] EdieAnne Young Hutchinson ’44H, Laney [email protected] Carter Bradshaw, and Barbara Sullivan Knowlton. Those from the Class of ’49 were I shall report on our 61st Reunion in the next Kay Kennedy Nickless, Barbara Thompson York, Summer greetings, Class of ’49. column. Libby Tufts Goodrich, Verna Wallace Andrews, In February, ’48ers Barbara Sullivan Seven Greatest Generation Awards were Jodi Wakefield Moore, Eugenia Melzar Shepard, Knowlton and Pauline Parent Jenness made given at Reunion to the following heroes of

32 MAINE Alumni Magazine World War II: and principal owner until his retirement. JoAnne sophomore studying kinesiology and physical Colby A. Davis from Canton, ME, who was Libby Olson died in February. She taught home education, is the grandson of Bernice McKiel a waist gunner aboard a B-24 aircraft attached economics in Martha’s Vineyard and in Melrose Whatley. Brooke McCrossin of Yarmouth, to the 15th Air Force flying out of airbases before settling in Swampscott, MA, and was ME, a sophomore studying athletic training, in Italy; Buel L. Merrill from Amherst, NH, devoted to her family and her community. We is the granddaughter of Burt F. Brown. Sarah who was a member of a machine gun squad shall miss our friends and classmates...and Watts of Bowdoin, ME, a sophomore studying attached to the 88th Division during the Italian savor great memories that we have. environmental science, is the granddaughter Campaign; Clarence Leonard from Rockland, I received a quick note from Ken Chatto of Frances Pratt Caswell. Cassandra ME, who was a radio operator flying with the 8th (75 Magnolia Lane, Lugoff, SC 29078) who is Robinson of Gray, ME, a sophomore studying Air Force flying out of airbases in England; Max an adjunct math instructor in the South Carolina elementary education, is the granddaughter of Cohen from Augusta, ME, who saw action with Technical College System. He sent along an Lawrence Robinson ’55G. George Bragdon the 168th Combat Engineers in the European article written by Richard J. Weymouth, M.D., of Madawaska, ME, a senior studying Theater of Operation; Jay G. Benton of Boca Ph.D. who is Professor Emeritus at the USC economics, is the grandson of Patricia Murphy Grande, FL, and Bangor, ME, who was a P-47 School of Medicine in Columbia, SC. The article Bragdon. And Kristin Elliott of Holliston, MA, pilot with the 366th Fighter Group of the 9th Air related to the founding of the School of Medicine a senior studying elementary education, is the Force and saw action in the European Theater in South Carolina back in 1975. Richard lives at granddaughter of the late James and Barbara of Operations as well; Elwin W. Thurlow of 413 Turkey Pointe Circle, Columbia, SC 29113. Grover Elliott. Scarborough, ME, who was a waist gunner on I am about to become president of the A report of our 60th Reunion activities at a B-29 aircraft assigned to the 58th Bomber National Continuing Care Residents Association, Northeast Harbor and Orono will appear in the Wing of the 20th Air Force in the China-Burma- NaCCRA. There are some 1,800 continuing care next issue of MAINE Alumni Magazine. Still India and Mariannas (Tinian) Theaters of communities throughout the country, which having fun in your eighties and nineties? Send Operation; and John Poli from Biddeford, ME, offer varying degrees of continuing care service an item about it for our column. who was a medic with the 3rd Infantry Division for us, the Greatest Generation...as we seek to during hostilities in the European Theater of find a community where we can “age in place” Operations, particularly during the liberation of from independent living, assisted living, and Germany and Austria. health care to memory care and more. 1952 These classmates joined the other heroes Please keep me posted on all of your in the Class of 1950 who have been honored activities. Margaret Murray Pease with the Greatest Generation Award: John Until next time, 34 Curtis Avenue E. Gee, Robert E. Dagdigian, Harold B. Ruthie Camden, ME 04843 Gilbert, Earl S. Packard, Baxter C. Walker, 207-230-1215 George A. Foster, Colby G. Walker, Charles [email protected] Broomhall ’55G, James P. Jalbert, Willard C. Sawyer, Raymond C. Humes, Byron H. Meader ’52G, John Bache-Wiig, Jr., Harold L. 1951 In February Al Pease and I attended a meeting Chapman ’54G, and William H. Drisko ’56G. of the Kennebec Valley Alumni Chapter. There Congratulations! were nice displays by students and faculty, Frances Pratt Caswell Al “Hoppy” Hopkins broke his femur after great appetizers, and speeches by President 36 Sumac Drive a fall from an escalator at the Atlanta airport Kennedy and Todd Saucier ’93, ’97G (who Brunswick, ME 04011 last fall. He has made a fantastic recovery with represented the Alumni Association). Members (207) 725-6084 the help of physical therapy, an “up” attitude, of the Legislature were also invited but were f caswel I @ myf a i rpoi nt. net and Dottie’s tender loving care. He, Dick late in arriving because their hearing at the Fairfield, and Henry Saunders have been State House extended to a longer session. They great sponsors/researchers/workers with the Ralph Jewett, a retired athletic director and finally made it! Greatest Generation Award project and we all principal, was inducted into the Bucksport High Klemens Burdzel and his wife, Patricia, send kudos to them! School Hall of Fame in 2010. He coached boys’ celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Bill and Nancy York celebrated their 60th and girls’ basketball, softball, and track and Augusta. Klemens retired from government wedding anniversary in Skowhegan with assisted in football. service, including 34 years in the military. The more than 100 family members and friends in Bill and Barbara Foster Duplisea write that couple divides their time between Augusta and attendance. Bill owned and operated York’s after Bill’s retirement from Colorado Kodak, they Edgewater, FL. Hardwood Saw Mill for more than 40 years! spent several years traveling before settling at We recently heard from Donald Huston ’53. Sorry to report the deaths of several of our 287 Verde Hills, Center Point, TX. This led to our obtaining John D. Gibson’s email Class: Robert Spafford Spear ’62G, a veteran Marion Waterman Meyer, retired assistant address, which Al could add to his list for the of World War II, died in September 2010. He dean of Syracuse University School of new website. Very confusing but nice to talk to was active in education, both in the public Management, has moved to The Lodge at Otter both gentlemen and a chance to connect with sector and as a teacher-counselor at the Maine Creek, Middlebury, VT. She enjoys the proximity alums! John D. Gibson lives in Norridgewock, State Prison. Jack Whitmore died at the Maine to Middlebury College and is planning a trip to ME, and is not in very good health but Don Veterans Home in Scarborough in early January. the Yukon. Huston, who lives in Lynn, MA, is quite active He was attached to a military police company Virginia Nickerson Cooney recently and enjoys getting copies of the MAINE Alumni in Germany during the war. He belonged to the traveled to Egypt with family members. Magazine and catching up on news of former honor guard at the lying-in-state for General Fortunately they went before the overthrow of classmates. He formerly owned a Friendship George S. Patton after his death in Germany. the Mubarak regime and were able to do a lot sloop and enjoyed sailing the Maine coast. Jack was a high school math teacher and of sightseeing. We swapped sailing stories and found much coach. Elton “Gus” Gosse, a retired research common ground with him and his wife. Norman W. Worthing of Auburn died in engineer at S. D. Warren, passed away on I had a note from Beth Leighton Furlong January. He was also a veteran of World War January 21,2011, in Green Valley, AZ. We send along with a clipping from her local newspaper II and worked for the Maine Department of our deepest sympathy to his wife, Paulina about six members of Delta Tau Delta who Transportation as a civil engineer. US Navy “Boo” Robbins Gosse, and their family. gathered for lunch in York with their spouses. veteran Henry N.Tukey died in September2010. The following students were recipients of The We tried to get the glossy photo so we could After graduation, he joined The Pineland Lumber Class of 1951 Scholarship for the 2010-2011 have it printed but unfortunately the paper had Company of Lewiston and became its chairman academic year: Kyle Horgan of Clayton, NC, a changed hands and we could not get a glossy of

Summer 2011 33 Celebrating Their 60th

Class of 1951 members and their spouses celebrated their 60th Reunion with a luncheon and business meeting on June 4 at UMaine’s Wells Commons.

the event. Present on that occasion were: Dave visit. that Walter “Gene” (Eugene) Pease ’54G, his and Jen Fox ’54, ’79G, Andy Mezoian ’65G, Sharon Clark ’55, originally a member of our roommate his junior and senior years, died at Mike Dodge and wife, Nancy; Phil Cameron class (Pasadena, CA) wrote. Highlights: adopted home, in Millinocket in March. ’60G and wife, Annette; Bainbridge Parsons at age 12 by the Wixson family, graduated from Don Huston (Lynn, MA) mentioned Harold ’53, and Pat Hurley. Beth also mentioned that Winslow High, UMaine Elms girl (roommates Hutchinson, Woody Carville ’54G, and Hank their granddaughter is a freshman at UMaine. included Marie Boyton Poulin, Eini Riutta Woodbrey. She is from Michigan and is very happy with her Johnson, Jean Libby Alex). Sharon was a “Ron Bishop ’53 Gift a Highlight of college choice! cheerleader, band member, PE major, ran for Annual Meeting” was the title of an article in My husband, Al Pease, has been working Miss Maine (lost), left (no funds), and returned the newsletter of the Page Farm and Home on the new website, which has led to many to graduate in ’55. Museum, Orono. “A highlight of the evening conversations with our class president, Bill Sharon taught here and abroad, earned a was the presentation of a painting of Ron Currie, and also with Ron Schutt ’57G (who master’s in psychology/sixth-level dance, a Bishop’s father sitting on the porch of the family has been most helpful with proofreading). We doctorate—dance anthropology, co-authored farm, drawn from a photo taken by the famous appreciate hearing from any of you with news Techniques of Dance in Labanotation, and met photographer, Harry De Zitter. of your activities. We hope many of you are her husband, Glenn Gruber. She spent 20-plus In Florida, Trudy Harriman Metzger planning to attend our 60th Reunion in 2012! years doing a wide variety of projects including volunteers at the wildlife refuge and makes A note from Al about the website: Los Angeles Light Rail and Metro Rail. Mostly quilts at church for servicemen, babies, children, A web alert: Our new website (umaine52. retired, she volunteers, travels, and has been a and teenagers placed in the guardian ad Litem com) is up and running! We want your comments, host family to 300-plus international visitors. program. Retiring from jelly-making in “huge” news, and photos. You can also keep up on the Don LaRochelle is taking a 10-week quantities, she says, “I’m admitting that I am no plans for our 60th Reunion 2012. Searching for course at Maine College of Art, Portland, and longer young!” a classmate? Maybe we can help. Contact us at developing a new technique, “underpainting.” Fred Dolan (Junction City, KS) a Sigma Chi, classofl [email protected]. Bill Chaisson (Auburndale, MA) was talks with some fraternity brothers, including resting for his 80th birthday celebration when George Weatherbee. He was in the Army 33 I called. The father of 11, Bill, an avid reader, years. Boxed five years, played football 15, and is in the process of passing on his company, “could have tried out for the Colts, but Uncle 1953 Capitol Engineering Co., which was his father’s Sam had a different idea.” business. Cliff Cunningham (Acton, ME): “Swung for Ann Twombly Bonang (Brunswick) and a 200 par on 78th birthday!” Nancy Schott Plaisted her Estabrooke roommates (at various times), Dick McGee, former Colby College and 7 Ledgewater Drive Mary Maguire Riley (Lewiston), Helen Coughlin Lawrence High coach, was among the Hall of Kennebunk, ME 04043 Armstrong ’52 (Winthrop), and Elaine Martin Honor inductees recognized by Maine Sports (207) 967-1380 Moreau ’54, ’78G (Lewiston), met at Friendly’s Legends at the Alfond Youth Center. “One [email protected] in Lewiston in March. of McGee’s crowning achievements is his Barbara Kneeland, wife of the late Doug involvement with the Police Athletic League in Hi everyone—how’s your summer going? I hope Kneeland ’05H, has moved to Williston (near Fairfield, an organization he helped found 53 you 534 classmates of our original number will Burlington) VT, at 115 Meadow Run Road. Good years ago.” Dick was inducted in the Maine keep the class going. Please come to reunions, to hear from you, Barbara. Sports Hall of Fame in May. class gatherings, Homecomings—or write/call/ Zeke Mavodones (Poughkeepsie, NY) wrote Maine Central Institute recently created a

34 MAINE Alumni Magazine sports hall of fame, and Al Card was one of freshman mixer and has the six inductees honored. Al played football, been dancing with her ever basketball, and baseball at Paris High and since. MCI. After an illustrious football and basketball Asked if Al and Sally are career at the University of Maine, two years still dancing, he responded, with the Army, and a long coaching career at “We’ve both slowed down a MCI, he became head football coach/director of bit. I had open-heart surgery education at Cony in Augusta until retirement. in March, though I could John Goulette was the recipient of The tap dance right now. The Class of 1953 scholarship for the 2010-2011 dancing today, you don’t academic year at the University of Maine. John, hold the woman, you sort of a senior, from Albion, ME, is majoring in history. jog around. I can do that, but You know what I wish? We’d all live to be it’s no fun. The fun is holding 100. Not realistic, but we can try. Meanwhile, a girl in your arms and really have yourself “a summer to remember” and moving and listening to the we’ll see you in Camden in September for a music and having your steps class gathering (details coming). match each other; that’s dancing!” Four Elms girls of ’53 (from left): Isabelle Stearns Foss of Tem­ On a sad note, we find that with greater distance ple, Ruth Mitchell Hartley of Islesboro, Jane Mitchell Waltz of from graduation in 1954, Levant, and Shirley Stillings Keene of Auburn got together at and moving farther into the the Viles Arboretum in Augusta last September. 1954 Golden Years, increasing numbers of our good friends Harmon D. & Jane Stevens Harvey of course. What a great surprise! pass on. October of this past year saw us lose 11 Hillcrest Street “And if that was not enough, just weeks later two of our more active alums who are familiar Hallowell, ME 04347 another dear friend from UMaine, Sal Scarpato to our regular column readers. Herbert Russell (207) 622-6896 ’55, and I found each other. We only live 15 Doten ’66G of Augusta, ME, died after an [email protected] minutes from each other. So we and our wives extended illness. Herb was a prominent civil or got together with the Mert Robinsons ’55 for engineer and may be remembered from an Mary MacKinnon Nelson another evening of laughing over things that earlier column describing how he and his family 97 Tamarlane we thought were quite serious 50 years ago. were honored by the University during our 55th Portland, ME 04103-4267 We continue to swap off dinners.” We know Reunion. Our sympathies are extended to his that Ron would love to hear from classmates. widow, Pat Fortier Doten ’56, and family. [email protected] His address is 19 Fore Street, Plymouth, MA Our second significant loss was that of 02360. John Alvord DeWilde. John, of Sun City, FL, As we prepare for our summer issue, the We recently ran across a new business and Union, ME, died suddenly in Portland, ME. first day of spring delivers another wonderful publication named Maine Ahead and discovered John was active in our class activities—he was reminder that we still need to remember a very an article on H. Allen Fernaid ’02H. That in itself currently serving as Class of ’54 vice president long winter this year, another wet and ample wasn’t unusual; Allen is written about regularly. and was a huge Sigma Chi supporter. We extend snowstorm! This brings us to a recent telephone And, we would add, always in a complimentary our sympathies to his widow, Nancy Cameron conversation with Pat Parsons Fales, who is way. What caught our eye was that Allen is a DeWilde ’55, and the entire family. still living in Damariscotta, ME. Pat had just dancer. He says, “In high school I was a tap In closing, we often make a pitch to returned from a trip to nowhere else but to dancer and exhibition ballroom dancer. My encourage classmates to remember the Antarctica! The great trip was made with a good partner and I used to do minstrel shows and University as estates are planned. A recent note friend by all means of travel—cruising, flying, church fairs.” He met his very special dance from the Foundation notes that in spite of the and by smaller boats visiting smaller islands. partner, wife, Sally Carroll Fernaid ’55, at a horrible economy we have experienced, the She tells us that temperatures varied between Foundation’s general endowment has grown by 0 and 40 degrees above. 12% in 2010, so investments in scholarships are Pat lost her husband of many years, Bob ’55, solid. Proceeds of our class fund help deserving this past January. Bob, who had suffered with students of today. Keep involved! Do as Ron Alzheimer’s, had been a resident at the Maine Herzberg did above—send us your news! Veterans Home in Augusta for a year and a half, and she had visited him faithfully all that time. She says she is quite forward-looking and had just returned from a book group that she finds stimulating. Pat also serves as secretary for the 1955 local historical group. She tells us that she often sees Marge Robbins Lalime, who also lives in Janet Bishop Butler Damariscotta, ME. 116 Oakhurst Road A “long lost” classmate has emerged with a Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 recent letter received from Ron Herzberg! He (207) 799-1550 apologizes for not being computer savvy but [email protected] brings us lots of news. He says he always reads the MAINE Alumni Magazine but never thought he had anything to contribute. So, classmates, Well, believe it or not, I was correct in my if Ron can write so can you! Ron goes on, “After statement in our last column when I said you 55 years I was called by my TEP House little would probably be receiving your next MAINE brother, Stan “Rusty” Freedman ’56. We ended Sharon Clark ’55 and her husband, Glenn Alumni Magazine when we had five feet of snow. up spending a couple of reunion days at my Gruber, of Pasadena, remain very active after We just got our copy the other day, and there house in Plymouth, MA, along with our wives, retiring from the academic world. was more than five feet of snow. It was more

Summer 2011 35 like eight feet. And believe it or not since writing the last paragraph, there is now more than 14 feet of snow in the Portland area. Oh, my! Speaking about snow reminds me that on Christmas Eve of 2010, we were sitting in church in Windham with one of our daughters and her family when someone tapped me on the shoulder. I was surprised and so pleased to find out that person was Margaret Dow Ricker ’84 Ph.D. Margaret and her husband, George ’54 ’68G, live in Windham. Margaret has had a remarkable life since graduation. (See our 50th Reunion “Memories” book). Hope we’ll see you again, Margaret, the next time we visit the North Windham Union Church. I’ll be looking for you. An article in the Bangor Daily News concerns one of my roommates our senior year, and that is Ethelyn Gerrish Treworgy. Ethelyn is a member of the Three Rivers Kiwanis Club of Milo-Brownville and she was installed as the new Division Two lieutenant governor at the Ron Herzberg ’54 (left), Mert Robinson ’55 (center), and Sal Scarpato ’55 recently got together 92nd annual New England District Convention at Mert’s home in Massachusetts. “After 55 years, I was called by my TEP House little broth­ in Mansfield, MA. She has a very formidable er Stan “Rusty” Freedman ’56,” Ron says. “And a few weeks later another old friend from task in this position, and we congratulate you, UMaine, Sal Scarpato, and I discovered we only lived 15 minutes from each other! So, along Ethelyn, and wish you luck in this position. You with our wives, we got together with the Mert Robinsons for another evening of laughing over will be a very busy person promoting inter-clubs things that we thought were quite serious 50 years ago.” with Kiwanis family members and promoting Kiwanis in general. I received very sad news in January when month cross-country trip around the United Dave and Darlene Grundy drove over from Peggy Libby Standley ‘53 informed me that her States. I am certain they were very excited to East Montpelier, VT, to have lunch with Jan husband, Peter Standley, had died in January. see their family. and son Roger. Speaking of sons, Betsey We heard in her Christmas card that Pete had I went to my Facebook page, which I don’t Harvey Ruff and son James flew to Tokyo in been ill since September, but we thought he do very often, and found that Nancy Littlefield February. This was a chance for Betsy to satisfy was doing better and were very saddened to Stine had left me a message. I answered her her Asia wanderlust. Another of our wandering hear the news of his death. In my last column, and she said that she lives in Arizona in the classmates is Peggy Flynt Haskell. Her March I reiterated about Pete and Peggy coming to wintertime and is in Maine in the summer. I trip down the Baja Peninsula to Cabo San Lucas almost all of our reunions and they were there hope she will email me on my AOL account and has a romantic twist—her son was married on for our 55th. In a telephone call I made to Peggy, provide me with some more information. Thank board amid a raft of family and friends. Foster she said she was doing okay, and we all extend you for thinking of me, Nancy. How many more Shibles ’63G wrote that Hans van Leer passed our deepest sympathy to her and her family. of you are on Facebook? It’s a good way to get away in early December. Foster and Mickie From the alumni office via the Kennebec in touch with me. Mitchell Shibles ’58 enjoy watching two of Journal comes the news that Charles That’s all the news for this time. I would love their grandchildren skiing on their respective Packard ’57G was awarded the American to hear from you. ski teams, Oxford Hills High School and Greely National Standards Institute Elihu Thomson Middle School. They met their Colorado family Electrotechnology Medal. This award “honors in New York City in March when grandson Elliott an individual who has contributed in an played in his high school orchestra in Lincoln exceptional, dedicated way to the field of 1956 Center. Richard “Doc” and Betty Brockway electrotechnology standardization, conformity Nevers were in Pasadena for the Tournament assessment, and related activities at the of Roses Parade. They have decided once was Faith Wixson Varney national and international levels.” He had an enough. They’ll watch it on TV next year. 69 Falmouth Road illustrious career with IBM Federal Systems Rev. Dr. Richard B. MacDonough, Society Falmouth, ME 04105 and Unisys Corp. Charles also was a joint of St. Sulpice, was honored at a “50-years” (207) 781-3038 recipient of the Al Gore Hammer Award “when reception at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, [email protected] he served on the team that revolutionized the according to the August 5, 2010, edition of the quality oversight process for US Department of Ellsworth American. Ordained in Portland in Defense contractors.” Greetings, ’56ers. 1960 and with a doctorate in French language Our class agent, Mary Atkinson Johnson, Thank you so much for your notes. News is a bit and culture from the University of Kentucky, emailed me to say that she has a report on our thin this time. Please keep me informed of your Rev. Richard taught in several seminaries and Class of 1955 Scholarship Fund in the amount email address changes and let me know your started his summer ministry at St. Joseph’s in of $7,459, which will go to student support happenings. We have received letters from Laura 1964. in the 2011-2012 academic year. Way to go, Pirruccello and Ethan Hawes, grandchildren of The February 4, 2011, edition of the Journal classmates! Mary said that a few classmates Patricia Fortier Doten and Robert Hawes, Tribune carried a great article about Bill attended the University of Maine vs. USA Jr. respectively, thanking us for the ’56 scholarship Johnson’s receiving of the A. William Kany, Jr. Olympic hockey game at the Portland Civic money. With the Class of ’56 donations this year Leadership Award for his many years of service Center in January. She was hoping to see we should be able to do even better next year. to the community. Besides serving three years a number of classmates at the University Can you believe it! Our 55th Reunion is over. as a councilor and three terms as Saco’s mayor, Singers and University Maine Jazz Ensemble in I hope to have all sorts of news for our next Bill has served on many other community Portland as well as a concert by the University column. We missed having Jerry Pangakis committees. He is currently a trustee for the Symphonic Band in Saco. She and Bill ’56 flew with us. He was kept away by knee replacement University of Maine System and of Thornton to Arizona in March to spend a week with their surgery. Also amongst the missing was Jan Academy. daughter and family who were taking a six- Lord Mott. She was in Bethel last October. Linwood “Woody” and Myrilla “Rilla” Daley

36 MAINE Alumni Magazine Carson have been in their Rocky Mountain home for 11 years. Woody has new knees and a stent that allows a free flow of blood to his legs and is walking better than he has for years. He has many projects, including a big garden, to keep him busy, and Rilla is a speaker for Christian Women’s Connection. Joanne “Jody” Owen Bingham has been appointed DAR chairman for Opportunity Farm, a privately run boys’ and girls’ home in New Gloucester. One of their granddaughters has been invited to participate in the honors program at UMaine. Howard Jackson ’62G sent me a “You’ll know you’re a Floridian if...” that included “You know what a snowbird is and when they leave.” I hope many of you snowbirds made it back for our Reunion and brought me lots of news. I want some different names in this column. Stay cool, Faith

Class of 1956 officers at the class business meeting following the Senior Alumni luncheon at Reunion 1957 2011 in June. Left to right are: Faith Wixson Varney ’65G (class correspondent), Dana Devoe (treasurer), Joan Fuller Russell (secretary), Bill Johnson (president), Betsy Harvey Ruff (class agent), and Richard Elisabeth (Liz) Hibbard Smith “Doc” Nevers. Doc’s wife, Betty Brockway Nevers, made all the bears. P. O. Box 143 Phippsburg, ME 04562 (207) 389-1816 Carole Buzzell Ranco, and Ann Dunne [email protected] Snow, who requested votes for her husband in the Port Clyde selectman’s Reporting 50 years of marriage and some race. The Class of ’57 held on to a progress in reducing the weight gain that slight majority—“Miss Janey” Barker matched it, Paul Taiganides continues to travel chauffeured from Bar Harbor by Babette a great deal, keeping up with business interests Gwynn; Janet Malcolm Buck, Pat and his far-flung family. Also celebrating their Wade Fraker, who again organized 50th anniversary were Eleanor Small Williams this gathering; Carole Thomas Fryover and husband, David ’58, in 2009. ’71G, Claudie Halle Higgins, Ann Tom Cashman is very proud of his sons T. Dingwell Knowles, Marilyn Pennell Michael Cashman ’86, a captain, commodore of Johnson, Margaretmary McCann a helicopter air wing in Virginia, and T. Matthew ’66G, Janet Higgins Nolan, Dru Nesbit Cashman, director of facilities at the Concord Pedro, Barbara Swann Pineau, Mary school system in Massachusetts. Lou Hughes Richardson, Carolyn When you watch the Patriots, two of those Frazier Skolfield, and Lois Whitcomb, cheerleaders are Rod Spearin’s daughters! Pat Fortier Doten ’56 and Jean Partridge David Ward wrote that he had healed up Mason ’56 were the slightly senior pretty much from an auto accident in 2010, and contingent. It was very nice to have enjoyed competing in his Porsche at Sandia some faces we had not seen for a while, Old friends and Class of ’56 classmates Nancy Motorsport Park on 2-26-11, coming in sixth of as well as those more familiar. Witham Huntzinger and Dee Livingston chat at 72, the top-placing car running noncompetition We’re looking forward to seeing Buchanan Alumni House following Reunion 2011. tires. He hopes to drive it to Maine next year for many of you a year from now at our Reunion. 55th Reunion on June 1, 2, and 3, 2012. John Bridge ’63G, former owner and CEO We’ll start off with the Jiggs Open on Friday of BridgeCorp, retired last year and qualified for wrote. “On the trip I was also able to spend a morning and hope to have a relaxed gathering the Boy Scouts of America’s Star Scout Award in very enjoyable hour with Rep. Charles Bass (R- before the class dinner and meeting Friday the role of fundraiser. He and his wife, Charlene, NH), a man I taught history to at Fenn School in evening. Saturday we would participate in the were honored as the 2010 Scout Citizens of the Concord, MA in 1966.” University events and leave on Sunday for the Year at a reception in Augusta. Spring was enthusiastically welcomed by “after” location. Keep your eyes open for further In recognition of his late twin, Jack 32 UMaine “girls,” even as fat, puffy flakes fell information and the registration materials! Biscoe’s long-term activity in/support of The occasionally outside the Muddy Rudder. The Alaska Wilderness League, Mark Biscoe ’67G attendance list is all sorted for you this time. was invited to the 2011 Wilderness Week in Midge Grispi ’60, ’71G and Connie Atherton Homecoming 2011 Washington, DC. “It was my honor to meet Martin ’60 held up “youth.” The ’58ers add with several Congressmen and Senators— much to the group with Jane Quimby Biscoe, Black Bear football, tailgating, including Maine’s Olympia Snowe ’69—and to Marilyn Graffam Clark, Sandy Daley Denman, hear such wonderful compliments about Jack Ginny Freeman, Berta Wyer Morrill, Janet Hill reunions, and craft fair and his devotion to Alaska. Senator Snowe Musk, Rosalie Chase Ober ’80G, Jane Pomroy October 14-16 was particularly warm in her comments,” Mark Jacobson, Mary Jane Glidden Provencher,

Summer 2011 37 has been appointed chief of staff of the Maine 1958 House Republicans Office. Another classmate I960 planning a river cruise in Europe this year is Jane Ledyard Lazo (Mrs. Leo M.) Larry Thurrell. He and wife, Helen, will be Gail Rae Carter 49 Martin Street traveling from Amsterdam to Budapest with a Baxter Place #502 West Roxbury, MA 02132 group of friends. Dave and Rosalie Chase Ober 305 Commercial Street [email protected] ’80G report that in 2010 they had a grandchild Portland, ME 04101 in every education level—college, high school, [email protected] middle school, primary, and nursery schools. By the time you receive these notes, summer Rosalie says they claim “bragging rights” to two will be well on its way, which will be a welcome Happy summer, classmates! very good swimmers. change from this past winter. If anything would It seems people have Hawaii on their minds. Just received a letter from Prexy Herb send me to sunny climes, 70-plus inches of Mr. Hawaii, Rick Lloyd, has been putting Cohen in his position as secretary for the Senior snow would do it. Trust all of you finally dug out together an awesome mid-March sail of seven Alumni. Many of you probably received this letter from however many inches of snow or rain that islands in 2013. Imagine rain forests, giant also and have already contributed to Taverner you shoveled, drained, pumped out, etc. this tropical flowers, volcanic craters, and a luscious Non-Traditional Scholarships for this year. If you past winter. luau with 44-plus classmates. have not, please keep it mind. Remember we all Appointed to serve as interim athletic Last winter, Fred and Diane Tatlock Pierce became members of the Senior Alumni by virtue director last August was Steve Abbott, son were at their condo on Kauai. For three weeks of surviving as alumni for 50 years. of Walt Abbott ’65G, who, between playing in February, Kay and Pete Hannah ’59 revisited Keep me posted on your activities. Keep our football and holding other positions in the big island, having lived there in 1996 for five 55th Reunion in mind; it’s not that far away. Hope athletic department, spent 55 years with the months. Rick chauffeured them to see the sights you have a healthy and happy summer and fall. University. Bucksport High School has created of Honolulu from his antique red Studebaker a Sports Hall of Fame and among the first convertible. inductees was Robert G. Carmichael. Bob Bill and Joan Currier Parker ’59 were was named Athletic Director of the Year in also in Kauai in February. In late summer and 1992. During his time at Bucksport, Bob served 1959 again in October, Bill visited from the school of as coach and athletic director, winning three engineering only to learn he was selected as “an state football championships, five Penobscot Eminent Engineer in the Francis Crowe Society.” Nancy Roberts Munson Valley baseball titles, and one Eastern Maine In November, Bill received the prestigious award 106 Coventry Place track championship. The football field at the at Buchanan Alumni House. Congratulations, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 school is named in Bob’s honor. Nominated for Bill! (561) 694-9984 reappointment to active retired status for the Norris Thurston and wife, Margaret, have [email protected] district courts in Maine was David B. Griffiths of been traveling—from Florida to North Carolina Presque Isle. This appointment will allow David last winter, to New England, Acadia, and Orono, to work part-time where needed, even though he Hello, ’59ers! I have a very short column this and then off to Denmark for three wonderful has retired. Nancy Richards Grant, along with time, as I haven’t heard from any of you this weeks visiting some 60 Danish Nielson relatives. hubby, Charles, has been busy over the past 33 winter. I guess you were all snowed in. It is They were “treated royally with visits to their years. Not only have they raised four children, March here in sunny Florida as I write this. homes and with great meals.” In October, they but they have been actively involved with the At a Bangor Chamber of Commerce drove to Mountain City, TN, for a visit with friends international student exchange program AFS annual dinner held in January, Gary Smith of and rode bicycles back down the mountain on as a host family. Beginning in 1977, they began Brookings-Smith funeral homes was presented the Virginia Creeper Trail. serving as hosts for a girl from Israel, and some the Chamber’s most prestigious honor, the The University of Maine Alumni of the Low 400 kids later, they are still involved. Nancy Norbert X. Dowd Award. This award recognizes Country started out with six members and says the struggles of raising children are the a member of the business community whose now has 36. A lot of credit goes to Donna same be they international or not. The Grants commitment of time, resources, and talent have Fritz Brunstad. They have raised $1,000 for have made several trips to Europe to visit their made the Bangor area a better place. scholarships to assist students in need of former students and have had several come An article in the Kennebec Journal tells of textbooks, and funnel their funds through the back to Maine for a visit bringing their families George Gustin, who still operates a full-service Alumni Association for student aid. During with them. Charlie says it is very interesting to wood mill he built on his property in Wales. He Charleston Days, John Petzold ’61 arranged see the exchange from another point of view. also designs and builds machinery and runs the a golf tournament, and Bob ’70, ’77G and Charlie and Nancy have been an important part mill alone. He says he is doing by himself what Lucy Levesque Scribner ’71, who run tours in of the AFS program in Maine and are known to his father had five men doing. After working Charleston, hosted a harbor cruise aboard the the AFS as “the parents heard round the world.” on various construction jobs throughout the Carolina Belle. Donna and Bill arranged a dinner Celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in country, George returned to Maine 49 years get-together in February. They were joined 2010 were Philip T. Martin and his wife, Patricia. ago to run the mill. Visitors can tour his current by Nancy Small Moran from Sarasota, FL, Phil says he is a retired teacher and completed operation, which can cut 2,000 board feet in an and Diane Wiseman Linscott of Anna Maria 53 years of coaching baseball. hour. George plans to retire when he is 85 but Island. Notes from the back of envelopes—Barbara until then wants to work every morning. And now to the north. Remember the silent Hasey Andrews and hubby, Tom, took part That’s it for now—hope to hear from you. auction during the 50th Reunion? In March, in a couple of Elderhostels and spent time in Don and Nancy Morse Dysart embarked California last year. On the docket for this year by snowshoes and snowmobiles to T8R9, is a river cruise on the Rhine and Danube. They Munsungan region, in the North Maine woods. have six grandchildren who keep them hopping For alumni news and events, Led by a wildlife biologist who is the bear crew and they are still actively involved in volunteer Black Bear Sports, class and leader of the state, they tracked radio-collared work, church activities, theatre, opera, etc. black bears, tranquilized the mother, removed Barb says things are the “same-o-same-o” just alumni group pages, and more the cubs from the den, measured and inoculated a little slower. She took a bad tumble off her them, and put them back. Nancy most likely is bike last fall, breaking her left wrist. She says go to: the only Maine woman to go to the real Bear’s since that is her dominant hand, things were Den this year. quite interesting. Sandra Daley Denman writes umainealumni.com. After 67 years of tearing up the slopes skiing, that her daughter, Diane Denman Johanson ’93, Bruce Johnson of Rangeley fell and broke his 38 MAINE Alumni Magazine collarbone in February. By the end of March, Bruce was back on the slopes skiing with his Class of 1961 celebrates its 50th Reunion in June seven year-old granddaughter. Last September, Bruce spent three wonderful weeks in France visiting twin grandsons, now ten. After a stint in the military, Bruce worked as a civilian near Versailles. He and his family traveled to Paris, Congratulations ’61ers Nice, and Normandy. President Joe Dion and wife, Peggy, took a road trip through Tennessee and Kentucky. Joe reports that Ace Conro ’63G and vice president Fred Pierce have signed on as class agents for the next four years. Now, we know Fred could sell snowballs to the Eskimos, and with Ace’s creative ideas, they are indeed a team. Thank you, guys. Harold “Tank” Violette of Winslow was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. From 1969-1985, he coached Winslow football and won five state championships. His hockey teams won six state championships. Tank also has coached wrestling, golf, and baseball. This year’s Class of 1960 scholarships provided $1,300 to two UMaine ladies. Lydia McMullen, a first-year student majoring in business administration, is from Kennebunkport. Margaret Hilton is a junior majoring in financial Class of 1961 50th Reunion organizers, left to right: Peter Berry, Anne Adams Collins, Gail economics. By the way, Joe and others have McLain Berry, June Toulouse Heintz, Judy Ohr, Larry Schiner ’62G, Meg Thompson Villar­ moved funds and reinvested the scholarship real, and Father Bud Welch. Judy was awarded the Golden “M” for her work in connecting funds. Instead of two percent interest, we now with classmates. are making twelve percent. Bob Sterritt ’63G reports that money specifically designated for the class fund consists of $55,000 raised since the previous (45th) Reunion, as well as another $45,000 in outstanding pledges for a grand total of $100,000! Now classmates, please give me an “N” for news. When you write a Christmas letter, send or email me a copy of your news. Every good day of health is a blessing. Seek out forgotten friends in our class, write letters of hope and love to those classmates we hear have lost loved ones or are ill. To Rick Lloyd, “Mahalo,” which is thank you in Hawaiian. As always—Gail 1961 Looking over the Class of 1961 book are, left to right: Peter Haynes received a Black Bear Judy Ohr Mary Irving Fantucchio, Will Spencer, and Shirlene Award for his outstanding service 19332 Hempstone Avenue Heath Gosline ’73G, who put the book together. to the University and its alumni. Poolesville, MD 20837-2133 [email protected] Bill serves as a village trustee and president of alumni group in the Virginia Beach area, home the fire company. of the largest naval base in the world. Charlie I’ve found that guilt works with kids, German Ruth Bouchard Klein continues her in-depth has been retired for 18 years after an interesting shepherds, and classmates. Heeding my plea, I studies of the plight of the French Canadians career providing technical assistance to all east heard from many of you in time for this column, who came to New England to improve their coast Navy ships. During retirement, he’s been which warms my little heart. lives, not being able to make a living farming active with ham radio, civic league, cruises, Bill and Jane Libby Littlefield ’60 celebrated in Quebec Province. From her studies has politics, and spending summer at Raymond their golden anniversary at the US Air Force grown a course she teaches at adult education Pond. Sounds like tough duty to me! Virginia Academy in Colorado Springs with the weekend in Brunswick. Ruth is also caretaker for her Beach area alums can contact Charlie through event arranged by their Korean daughter, 1st Lt. husband, Walt, who is quite ill. Met Mary Irving my email. Kim Su, a US Army Reserve nurse. To add to Fantucchio and Phyllis Warren-Briggs ’60 for Living in Nokesville, VA, is John Bouchard. the celebration was Bill’s birthday. All four kids lunch outside of DC. Phyllis is a volunteer at John is an investment broker but on the side were present, along with friends from Jane’s the Newseum, while Mary is on the board of he and wife, Sandra, raise and breed alpacas. child development career in Germany. Bill had directors of Arlington’s (VA) Independent Media, Gingee Buckley Franco and dentist-daughter, many assignments in Germany during his Army the community television station. Mary’s most Elizabeth, joined husband/dad, Vince Franco ’62, years with the US and German Pershing missile recent production is a four-part series on brain ’70G on his trip to Los Angeles for his training forces. The Littefields move between Topsham health. on the National Assessment of Educational and their NY home outside of Ft. Drum, where Charlie Chapman is hoping to start an Progress. While Vince toiled, Gingee and

Summer 2011 39 Elizabeth rented a car and “did L.A.” receiving the award was engineering major April Harvest, the magazine of the Catholic Bolstridge, granddaughter of Floyd Bolstridge. 1963 Diocese of Portland, had an interesting article Senior Kevin Price, grandson of Ron and Trudy on the retirement of Father Bud Welch. Although Chambers Price, was awarded the scholarship Barbara Fowles Allen retired from naval chaplain duty, Bud is still on- this year for the fourth time. An honor student 2690 Falls Road call as a substitute for priests on vacation or in economics and political science, Kevin was Marcellus, NY 13108 other leave. Bud shared the news that Frank elected president of the Senior Skulls this past [email protected] Merrill ’68G and wife, Alice, are in Windsor, CT, year. Thank-you notes from these recipients where Frank teaches math at Loomis Chafee emphasized how the scholarship helped make Lee Bingham ’66G writes, “All is well here in School. Alice is a retired French teacher. They their education dream a reality. VA except for the heat. I keep busy with my own rental cottages at Owls Head and spend More congratulations go out to Ron and consulting business, working mainly in Central their summers there. Trudy Chambers Price, who were remarried America right now and it amounts to about half With so many of us retired now, why not this past winter. On December 19, 2010, my time. I’ll be back in Alaska at the end of contact the alumni association and volunteer surrounded by friends and family members, the August for a week of fly fishing.” to be an alum ambassador? An ambassador happy couple was joined together once again Tom Austin was honored with the John sends emails to newly accepted students in in a simple, tender wedding ceremony at their Baronian Lifetime Contribution to Football their home area and also “sits” recruitment new home in Freedom. We also extend our best Award by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. tables at high school college nights. I’m still wishes to Arthur and Annette Briggs Miles, Tom was head coach at Colby for 18 years and working part-time in social research, right now who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary retired after the 2003 season. on an international literacy study. Also became last summer at a festive party at the Crocker Jim Sibley, in Augusta, creates miniature a member of Statistics Without Borders and House near their home in Hancock. intricate relief carvings or wood inlays in a over Skype provided guidance on training Wally Witham ’67G writes that he has process known as intarsia. Since his retirement, interviewers for an agricultural study in Kenya. retired after 44 years of teaching. He has been he works in the basement from October to the Youngest went to Afghanistan (Kandahar) for living in the Tampa Bay area for the past 30 Christmas holidays, creating a collection of her third tour. Only one percent of Americans years, but recently has been spending a great holiday crafts. have someone involved in the war. You can all deal of time in mid-coast Maine researching his John Martin and Justice Leigh Ingalls adopt my kid with thoughts and prayers. family genealogy. In the process, Wally had the Saufley ’76 have set up a traveling educational Thanks to Connie Ridlon, Jane Harding opportunity to reconnect with classmate Ann program in high schools throughout the state. Goode, and Barbara Schiner for shooting Sleight Harrison ’86G at her workplace, the Each fall, the Maine Supreme Court packs up Reunion photos and double thanks to Barbara Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. its work and goes to several schools around for creating the Reunion CD and absorbing Frank and Mary Shorey have been spending the state. They meet in auditoriums to hear oral the expense as a gift to the class. Extensive the last few years rehabilitating Mary’s family arguments on appeals in front of the students Reunion news will appear in the next issue of farm in Anson. This farm has been in the Hilton who have studied the briefs as part of their the alum magazine. family since 1790. Mary emailed to say that it is social studies coursework. The students then a large project with over 100 acres of meadows have a period of asking questions of lawyers on and woodlands to care for. She writes that each side. “It is a roaring success,” says John. while, “There are barns to be rescued, fields to While in Florida this winter, I was able to mow and orchards to save, life is good in the 1962 make contact with Marge Bowen Roberts. I country.” had not seen her for several years after she had Len MacPhee ’72G came out of retirement Diane Ingalls Zito a stroke and retired from her teaching job. I was for the second time this past September to 24 South Hills Drive very pleased to see her come out of her home become the coach of the Greater Portland Bedford, NH 03110 with a quick step and smile on her face! We Christian School basketball team. Len was the [email protected] spent about four hours together, catching up on basketball coach at the University of Maine her sons, her life as it is today, and talking about Farmington for many years and after retirement It is time to save the dates May 30th through Maine friends. Her speech is something she has from that job, took the head coaching position June 2nd 2012 to celebrate with classmates at worked very hard on, and although halting, was in Rangeley, where his teams qualified for the our 50th Reunion. Your committee promises easy to understand. She says her life is good, state tournament three out of his five years. you a great time, with many enjoyable activities she has the food and comforts needed, her He says he is glad to be back on the bench planned on both Mount Desert Island and the sons take care of her (although not living with once again. Another classmate who took Orono campus. her anymore), and friends get her around where a new job this past year is Kenneth Smith Class fiscal agent, Gary Cran ’63G, writes: she needs to go. She does not drive anymore. ’70G. Ken, who took over as superintendent of “Our 50th Reunion is a good time to consider our It was a very satisfying visit and reminded me of schools in Millinocket last July, has dedicated legacy, both as a class and individually. Many of the positive attitude she maintained during her his life to education. He distinguished himself us credit UMaine for changing our lives. How can younger years when she was left to raise her as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and we memorialize this effect? As a class, we are two young sons after her husband fell off a roof educational consultant in more than 15 districts planning to do so by significantly adding to our and remained in a coma for eight years before in Maine and New Hampshire. This new position class scholarship fund so that future students he died. She is one resilient MAINE woman. may share our experience. Please help us reach brings Ken’s career full circle. Fifty years ago he our goal. If you have another specific area of the started teaching in Medway, only 10 miles from University that you would rather support, it will Millinocket. also be considered as part of our class legacy.” Well, folks, that’s it for now. Circle those 1964 Our class can indeed be very proud of the calendar dates, contact your friends, and make plans to join us for our 50th. difference we have made in the educational lives Ginny Bellinger Ollis of UMaine students through our donations to the 4022 Front Street Vai Beck Sterritt Scholarship. The 2010-2011 San Diego, CA 92103 recipients were, once again, all grandchildren UMaine news, alumni events, (619) 295-3904 of ’62 classmates. Freshman business student, [email protected] Lydia McMullen, is the granddaughter of Philip and more: Curtis ’60, ’62G. Katrina Bansmer, a junior umainealumni.com from Augusta majoring in child development, is A big Maine hello to all our classmates! Our class Robert Jordan’s granddaughter. Another junior president, Ken Beal, writes the sad news of the

40 MAINE Alumni Magazine passing of his roommate and friend, Norman NOT Class of ’64, Black Bear Stephen Cooper retired teacher. Besides her family, she enjoys Henry Dodge. A native of Damariscotta, ’03 is linebacker and the San Diego Charger’s traveling to Italy, Spain, and Puerto Rico. Norman was a 35-year veteran of the National leading tackler with 119 stops on the season [email protected] Park Service and retired as chief ranger of and received the Emil Karas Award as the Most Brent Keene was a standout high school Acadia National Park. He was a nature lover and Inspirational Player. He played more snaps athlete and lettered in football at UMaine. In also served at Vicksburg National Military Park than any other defender this past year, and is 2010, Brent was a first inductee in the Bucksport and Yellowstone. Norm’s wife, Martha Reed defensive captain. I get so excited when our High School Hall of Fame. Dodge ’66, of 44 years, would love to hear from UMaine grad is on the field —how many Maine Steve “Spider” Merritt admits to being anyone who knew Norm, and condolences may football players are NFL pros? We are limited a hermit mostly on Lone Elm in Halifax, Nova be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com. to 680 words so please see a longer version of Scotia. He has no electricity, central heating, or Someone I remember well, David Farrar, this column at www.mainealumni.org including running water. Steve rides three miles on his bike wrote that he and wife, Ruth, still live at 16 news of Mary Goucher Macomber, Earle to the local library for an Internet connection. Herrick Street in Beverly, MA, should anyone Peter Cooper, and Clayton Rogers. It has been written that Steve is the best folk be in the “hood,” and last year he welcomed singer in Canada, [email protected] their 11th grandchild (they have five children of Michael Miller has been employed at Merrill their own), and retired after 44 years of teaching Lynch 40 years, and is currently a senior vice social studies—at least that must be one course 1965 president in the Global Private Client Group. He that changes all the time—while Ruth is still a likes photography, [email protected] professor at Bridgewater State. Vince Puleo is now a realtor and spends Sylvia A. Tapley For some reason most of my column last issue time golfing and cutting wood. 47 Beals Avenue was lost in the electronics world, so forgive me Stan Sloan’s latest book has been Ellsworth, ME 04605-1701 if some of this is a little late. Joyce Harburger published: Permanent Alliance? NATO and the (207) 610-1322 Bennett reports that her husband (of 41 + years) Transatlantic Bargain from Truman to Obama. [email protected] and she are retired, working part-time jobs now, As a Fulbright specialist, Stan was recently part Facebook: Sylvia A Tapley and living with two cats in Contoocook, NH, a of a lecture tour at the University of Ljubljana small town about 11 miles west of Concord. and the Military Academy in Slovenia. She is a morning receptionist at a law firm in I thought the publications staff did a great job Gretchen Thomas Stark has retired as a Concord for over two years now and loves with our 45th Class Reunion pages in the winter K-12 physical ed teacher and sports coach. having her afternoons free. She and husband, issue. She is an avid hiker, [email protected] Richard, are active in their church, have three Linda Atherton Hacket is a nurse/midwife Dave Tyler and his wife, Rebecca Weed grown sons, and three sweet grandchildren, who has delivered 4,000 babies over the last 30 ’86G, live in Belgrade, MT, and operate a sheep which means frequent trips to Houston, TX. years. [email protected] and cattle ranch. dave.tyler@lambandwool. Joyce has been taking piano lessons for some Stephen and Natalie Jackson Chandler are com 12 years now and piano is her passion. During retired and live in New Gloucester, ME. Stephen Linda Waterhouse-Lawton retired in 2000 the summer of 2009 she visited her roommate now manages 2,800 acres of family forestland. from the Hartford, CT, public schools. She Marcia Hebert Doherty at Marcia’s summer socnat@securespeed .us lives in Eatontown, NJ, and volunteers at the home in Scarborough, ME, at Higgins Beach, Jeff Chapman retired after 38 years with Monmouth County Park System. and they had dinner with Sharon Taylor Allendale Insurance. He volunteers in schools Carolyn “Zack” Zachary lives in Belfast, Murphy and husband, Tom ’65, who also live and also golfs. ME, doing public relations consulting, managing there. Professor G. Bruce Wiersma, a member Jack Duncan retired as a tax consultant seasonal rental cottages, and substitute of our class executive board and husband of our in 2001. He plays lots of golf and enjoys teaching. A favorite college memory of Zack’s classmate Ann Becker Wiersma, is the father of photography, travel, and being a grandfather. is playing guitar and singing folk songs with four and grandfather of four. Having been dean [email protected] York Hall pals, including Pat “Trish” Sheehan, of the College of Natural Sciences Forestry and Norm Fournier worked in a paper mill, Louise Tapley-VanPelt ’68 (my sister), and Ellen Agriculture at UMaine and director of the Main construction, and was self-employed for a Toomey ’66. Ag and Forest Experiment Station, he is now home improvement company before he retired I had a long telephone visit with Jacqueline professor of forest resources and director of the in 2001. [email protected] Fournier Curley, who lives in Falmouth and Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at Hank Garfield is in his 39th year with Driscoll teaches French in Brunswick. She is very proud UMaine. He proudly reports that Ann was fund Construction Co. in Philadelphia, currently a of her first grandchild, Ryan. development director for Community Health project manager. He likes distance running and Doris Carpenter Barnes (G), of Laconia, and Counseling Service in Bangor and “sort of” gardening. NH, turned 100 years old on March 16. She retired. John “Jake” (Jakubowycz) Gordon enjoys wrote to say that her former students gave her a Faith Vautour, who was part of our rural life in Buxton, ME, and hiking Maine and luncheon at the Lyon’s Den in Gilford, NH. Doris 50th Reunion committee, and perhaps you NH mountains. Jake gardens to support local taught in Dover, NH. remember her as a sister of Chi Omega or food pantries, [email protected] Please financially support the UMaine as a poli sci major, has been teaching history Mike “Comet” Haley ’67G retired after a 42- Alumni Association. They need our help for their since graduation and mentoring new Advanced year career in sports education. He has been the many programs. Placement US history teachers, upgrading her recipient of many awards, including the Maine Remember to access our class website: own skills with computer courses, and cheering High School Coaches Coach of the Year Award under the tab “Get Informed” go to the drop­ on the women’s basketball teams. Faith is now (football), [email protected] down “Class Pages” and choose Class of “devoted” to golf and gardening, and reachable Bob Hamilton is now self-employed 1965. at [email protected]. Amo Paul and lives in Yarmouth. He is proud of his two Bishop lives with her brother, Bob ’63, on Anna children who are UMaine grads: Abby, 2005 BS Maria Island in Florida, walks more than 25 in biological engineering and Ian, 2010 BS in Express Your miles each week, and only sees Maine in her chemical engineering. memories now. David Wiggin ’67G, of Rockport, Visit www.wildblueberryproducts.com to Black Bear Pride: ME, wrote a cogent item in the Portland Press view a line of blueberry products that Lenore Herald asking Maine people to demand why the “Lee” Higgins Worcester and her husband, Support the ALUMNI University doesn’t cut core administration and Everett ’66G, sell as part of their 30-year-old FUND. fewer programs for students. family business. [email protected] And may I mention that, although he is Roberta “Bobbie” Jones Mulazzi is a

Summer 2011 41 1966 to stay on was not difficult: “These soldiers are Hawaii? And Australia? Wow! Promise me you’ll part of my family and I could not walk away be back for our 50th!” from them under these circumstances.” Our class business luncheon and raffle/ Dan Hillard Bob Stairs, vice president and treasurer for auction and logo denim shirt sales earned over P. O. Box 138 the Bangor Daily News for the last two decades, $2,900 for our ’66 scholarship fund. It was a Chandler Farms retired last December after spending 43 years fun time and “cantankerous” bidding on some Wilder, VT 05088 with the company. He first came to the BDN excellent auction items. (802) 295-9044 shortly after graduating from UMaine with a This event was especially successful thanks [email protected]. business degree and began working as an to many of you responding to our request to accountant in the business office in April 1967. provide items for our raffle/auction. Your efforts Barry Ellis of Parkman recently retired after 21 As for retirement, he has plenty of hobbies to in providing items for the event made it the years as a rural mail carrier. He once retrieved keep him busy. largest number of raffle and auction items in the a package from the back seat of his car and Charles Prince lives in Berwick, has a long history of this unique class tradition. Again, when he turned around found himself eyeball to daughter attending UMaine, and has been thanks to all who provided items as well as those eyeball with a pigmy goat. The goat had hopped teaching physics for 30 years. who purchased raffle tickets and generously bid onto the hood of his car and was looking at him And there’s something that I want to mention in the fun-filled auction. through his car windshield. Barry has a lot of following our Reunion weekend—One of the The results of the election of class officers is stories to share over the years and really enjoyed most memorable moments at the Saturday as follows: president, Emil Swift; vice president, his time with the postal service, but added, “I auction was Gifford Stevens’ ’68G presentation Bruce Staples; secretary, Janet Rogers ’71G; will miss serving the senior citizens.” on the dulcimer. Gifford retired after many years treasurer, Dan Hillard, class correspondent; Darryl Brown ’69G has been appointed at Hampden Academy and is an accomplished and Nancy Erikson Ladd, class agent. director of the State Planning Office in Augusta. musician. He has personally hand made over While our 50th is five years away, we will Darryl, of Livermore Falls, is the founder 200 of the instruments and they are being soon begin planning for this very special event. and president of Main-Land Development played around the world. Many thanks for a We sincerely ask you to keep this long-term Consultants, which has been in business wonderful donation. event in mind and mark your 2016 calendar since 1972. He served in the Maine House of Emil Swift wrote this following our 45th (early June). Representatives from 1978-86. Reunion: PLEASE plan to attend. PLEASE! Make Joseph Ferris, of Brewer who served as Fellow ’66ers: every effort. local mayor in 2004, accepted the nomination Thank you for a fantastic, fun-filled, and We are open to any and all suggestions. We again late last year. His goals are to save money enjoyable 45th Reunion. will try to make this a true event, including pre­ and find ways to work together with Bangor. There was no better way to begin our Reunion ideas such as Bar Harbor excursions, Maj. Gen. John W. “Bill” Libby ’67G Reunion Friday evening than a night of pizza lobster/clambakes, etc. has agreed to continue serving as head of and conversation in the Red Room at “world Please feel free to contact any class officer the Department of Defense, Veterans and famous” Pat’s Pizza. “Hey, how are you? with your thoughts and ideas. All will be Emergency Management, a post he has held Great to see you again! Are you retired? You welcome and considered. since 2004. As commander of the Maine Army have HOW MANY grandchildren? It’s been Stay young, stay healthy, and stay happy. National Guard, he has seen many of his 3,200 how many years? Wow! You look great! This is Best wishes, Emil troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. definitely worth the trip! You haven’t changed a Despite his plans to retire last year, his decision bit! Do you know who came from as far away as

Class of 1966 members celebrated their 45th Reunion during a luncheon in the Bear’s Den in the Memorial Union on June 4.

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Karen Wessell Hull Penny Robinson Blaisdell Bill and Andrea Hayes Lott 5 Outlook Lane Two Harding Lane 11 Bayberry Drive Brunswick, ME 04011 Marblehead, MA 01945 Eliot, ME 03903 207-725-0094 (781) 929 2602 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Hello, classmates! It is nice to begin to see the Dave Ames ’68G was among the Hall of Honor Ed Zizmor writes: “My wife, Linda, and I grass again here in Maine in mid-March. Please inductees who were recognized by Maine have four grandchildren. Julie and Daniel be sure to update us on your news. Sports Legends at the Alfond Youth Center. (twins) (5), and Benjamin (IV2) are the children Donald Siviski ’77G, ’93G, superintendent Dave was a four-sport letter winner at Camden of my daughter and son-in-law, Arlene and of Regional School Unit 2, retired in June after a High School and at UMaine was a three-year Jay Shiner. My son Joshua and daughter-in- 39-year career in Maine education. Jerry Goss undefeated pitcher. Currently he is a popular law Joie have a son Henry (1). My youngest, ’75G, ’77G is serving as deputy mayor of Brewer. basketball official. Andrew, is graduating from the University of David Daniel (G) of Westford, MA, is a writer who Ivan Braun, Jr. ’68G became one of the first Michigan’s MBA program this April. I am busy has published Coffin Dust, a collection of horror inductees of the new Bucksport High School in legal practice in both New Jersey and New stories. Bruce Stafford has been inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame. Ivan played football for York, specializing in criminal law and collection Maine Central Institute’s Sports Hall of Fame. At four years at the high school and then received law. Last November, Linda and I spent two MCI Bruce lettered in football, basketball, and first-term Yankee Conference honors in 1965 fascinating weeks in Peru visiting Macchu baseball. Classmates will remember that Bruce and 1966 at the University. He was also a Picchu, Lake Titicaca, and various other sites. played both football and baseball for UMaine. member of the only UMaine team to play in a I enjoy reading the class comments.” Barbara Bracy Hochadel-Heintz ’70 wrote that bowl game (Tangerine Bowl). Anthony Filauro ’72G writes: “Since she and other alumni from Somerset Hall met Norris Bryant ’72G, of Brewer, won a retiring (somewhat), I don’t have extra time on for a reunion luncheon in fall 2010 in York Beach. bronze medal in the Cowboy Action Shooting my hands. Retirement does not involve doing In attendance were Barbara Perry and Pamela competition at the Huntsman World Senior less, you just don’t get paid for it. I continue Smyth Baker from our Class of ’69, and Valerie Games in St. George, UT. The Huntsman World to do some forestry work in the Telos area for Ludwig Griffin ’79G, Christina Hough Hutchins, Senior Games, founded 24 years ago, is an Gerald Pelletier. I enjoy getting outside and Madeleine Tardif Martel, Nancy Pizzo Boucher, Olympic-style international sporting event for feel I am being paid to get some exercise. For and Susan Stanley from the Class of ’70. Let us athletes age 50 and over. three years running, the Discovery Channel know when you get together with other UMaine George R. Ezzy (G), of Augusta, was has filmed logging operations that have been alums. confirmed by the Maine State Senate to be a shown on American Loggers. The program has member of the Loring Development Authority. generated a fair amount of tourist traffic to the Earlierthisyear, H. Sawin Millett, Jr. (G)joined Millinocket area and has given a boost to the the LePage administration as commissioner local economy.” 1970 of the Maine Department of Administration Priscilla Beaulieu Larose writes that she and Financial Services following a unanimous has seven grandchildren and has just finished Jean Willard Young endorsement by the state legislature’s redoing an old abandoned farmhouse in 70 Robin Hood Drive Appropriations Committee and full Senate Bridgton, ME. Brewer, ME 04412 confirmation. He is a veteran of Maine state John Rohman has been elected to the (207) 989-5340 government who previously served in several board of directors for Camden National Corp. [email protected] positions, including education commissioner He is also chairman of WBRC, the largest and and associate commissioner of the former oldest architectural firm in Bangor. mental health department, under three previous Jon E. Morse is a proud grandfather. Greetings, classmates! governors. His department manages the state Ellie Kent Peavey received the 2010 I received an email from George Smith and budget, collects taxes, administers lottery Rynearson National Honor Society Adviser of he tells me that he and his wife, Linda Hillier and alcohol sales, and oversees Maine’s civil the Year. There is only one adviser named for Smith ’75, have started writing a travel column service system. Millett is a state budget expert the year out of 23,000 chapters. that appears in the Sunday Kennebec Journal who sat on the Appropriations Committee and This will be my final class correspondent and Waterville Morning Sentinel. Their columns was the principal budget adviser to incoming update as I pass this task on to Betty Loew also appear in the publications of the Maine governor Paul LePage ’75G prior to his January White. Betty has agreed to assume this role and Tourism Association. Also they have a travel inauguration. “He’s an institution in himself,” she brings some new energy and enthusiasm blog on their website: www.georgesmithmaine. the governor stated. “Without him, I don’t know for our class. She is married with three children com. Brainard Tripp (G) and his wife, Charlotte where we’d be.” Sawin was a math teacher and has homes in Michigan and Maine. She ’71G, ’85G, celebrated their 45th wedding before launching a career in public service. is an educator with amazing credentials and I anniversary last August. Both have retired from know she will do a great job. So please take careers as teachers and they live at Embden note of her contact information and keep her Pond in Maine. Nancy Pizzo Boucher has posted on your activities. Her address is: 1849 written a book about her journey as a mother For alumni events, Ludlow Road, Ludlow, ME 04730 and her email and her family’s journey since her youngest son address is: [email protected]. got sick with a mental illness 19 years ago just UMaine news, Black Here is my most recent update: married over as he was in his freshman year at Bard College. 37 years, two grandchildren so far, run my PR The title of the book is Getting My Night Vision Bear sports, and more firm BlasidellCooper, serve on several boards, and is available through Amazon and Barnes sail the coast of Maine every summer, and our and Noble. Nancy has written a second book, daughter is getting married in Nantucket this The Power of Family to Promote Healing, go to: fall. Life is busier than ever but I will continue for patients, family members, health care to work with our class officers on our upcoming professionals, and others who know people umainealumni.com. 45th Class Reunion. Stay tuned. who suffer from mental illness. “I’m happy to mail anyone an excerpt from my next book at

Summer 2011 43 [email protected],” she writes. James McKenna (G) has been conferred the “professor emeritus” title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. He was a professor of crop and soil environmental sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences where he began teaching in 1979. The Maine Irish Heritage Center has honored Cynthia Murray- Beliveau ’73G with the Claddagh Award for her lifelong commitment to advocacy on behalf of Maine people, especially women and children. Gil Blais has made a generous donation of a $150,000 mobile command center to the Maine fire marshal’s office. His business, La Boit, that is based near Columbus, Ohio, builds mobile dental clinics and veterinary clinics and after 9/11/01, the company branched out into specialized mobile command posts for laws enforcement agencies. The donation is being made in honor of his and his wife’s parents. John and Pamela Tabbutt Elwell of Smithfield, ME, became grandparents twice in 2010! Robert Pam Smyth Baker ’69 and Barbara Hochadel-Heintz ’70 helped organize a September 2010 reunion Hart and his wife, Cynthia Ellis Hart ’71, now of 1969 and 1970 second floor Somerset Hall alumni. Left to right are: Valerie Ludwig Griffin ’70, Mad­ living in Branford, CT, became the grandparents eleine Tardif Martel ’70, Barbara Hochadel-Heintz ’70, Christina Hough Hutchins ’70, Barbara Perry of triplets in 2009! ’69, Nancy Pizzo Boucher ’70, Pam Smyth Baker ’69, and Susan Stanley ’70.

new buildings that you need to see. Please plan 1972 1971 to come. We will meet on Friday, October 14 through Sunday, October 16. In addition to our 40th Reunion at Homecoming Anne Dearstyne Ketchen Reunion get-together, we’ll have a huge craft October 14-16, 2011 446 Brook Street fair, a superb winning football game, and the Carlisle, MA 01741 usual balmy October-in-Orono weather! COME Barbara McCarthy Allen (978) 369-1661 ON! 103 Rutland Court [email protected] Several days ago, I had a call from a student La Plata, MD 20646 at UMaine requesting a financial pledge, which [email protected] he got immediately. I didn’t realize that he was I was delighted to hear directly from two supposed to get information about me, as I classmates after the last issue of the MAINE Hello to all of you who are enjoying this wonderful was so busy asking questions about him. In the Alumni Magazine was published. Beverly summer. I warned you in the previous column packet of correspondence received here at my Mann Lessard wrote: “I graduated from that we have now reached the 40-year mark home, I have a bunch of information about my UMO in 1972 with an associate’s degree in post-graduation, and so we have a Reunion classmates, gleaned from those phone calls. mechanical engineering. My husband and I planned that I think all of us can enjoy. R. Frederick Ehrlenbach, married to got married halfway through college and lived Of course, we will expect everyone to wear Elizabeth Ray ’72, is retired, enjoying his two in University Park behind the football field. We bell-bottom madras patchwork pants, or bell­ grandchildren and his retirement in Trenton, are both originally from Maine—Gorham and bottom jeans, arrive in your VW van with the ME. William Sawtell is in Brownville, ME, South Portland. In 1978 we moved to Acton, flower-power stickers still attached, along with writing books, speaking to various classes, MA (for eight years), then to Boxboro (for 24 the “Make Love, Not War” bumper-stickers all and is involved in a history project with years), and most recently to Stow. Over the over it. elementary school kids. Ken Wieder ’75G is a years, in addition to owning and operating Let’s face it; we attended the University at photographer in Norcross, GA, married to Ruth Boxboro Children Center, I have been writing a a difficult time that I’m sure everyone recalls Allen Wieder ’73 and has lots of pets. John column for the Acton area Beacon. For the past as a stress-filled era. We were often confused Haskell is in Bangor, directing the music for three years, my columns have appeared almost and fearful of what our country was involved in the spring production of “Tommy” at Husson weekly. (In February) I released a book of 50 overseas. I remember too well sitting in a car, University. Jim and Pam Randlett Cleveland of my columns. The book is titled Relentlessly listening to the draft numbers being called, and are in Swampscott, MA, with two grandchildren Upbeat. (You can find it on Amazon.)” the elation or abject horror when a birth date to enjoy. Carol Bridges Bouchard lives in Saco Beverly and I didn’t know each other in was announced. Perhaps that’s what so many and spends her winters in Mexico. William Stoy college, but after we discovered that we live in of us had in common, the confusion and the will be a guest instructor at our University in nearby towns, we decided to meet for coffee fear when we heard about what had happened the fall of this year in project management and on a slushy February Friday morning. We had a at Kent State, and the whole concept that we systems engineering. Lynn MacFarland Izzi great time comparing our experiences at UMaine couldn’t seem to understand why so much had has been appointed principal at the Thompson and the paths our lives have taken. With three gone wrong with our world. School in West Gardiner, and Jeanne Kita daughters in their 30s and nine grandchildren, Nothing will ever assuage all of that Burke, who lives in Kennebunk, is employed as Beverly is on a different trajectory than I am: our confusion that we endured, but we need to a Biddeford middle school librarian. one daughter is a sophomore in high school! think of the times that we enjoyed at “the And that’s all the news from the Class of Ah, well, I always was a late bloomer! college of our hearts always.” Pat’s Pizza is still 1971 that I have. Plan on coming to Reunion Catherine M. Palmer wrote: “I spent there, serving the same exquisite fare that was and giving me more information to share with another summer looking for a job. BULLSEYE! In served while we were there. The campus mall is everyone! September I was hired as development director still beautiful, and the same lovely buildings still of the Marginal Way Preservation Fund in line the streets, although there are a whole lot of Go Blue! Ogunquit, ME. The Marginal Way is a mile-long

44 MAINE Alumni Magazine path by the sea, accessible and paved, between after West Point, is now in paperback. Perkins Cove and Ogunquit Beach. Come view It has received rave reviews from the Atlantic from our majestic Marginal Way!” historians. Charles LaVerdiere ’76G Photos are online at www. marginal wayfund, of Wilton was sworn in as chief judge org. In her new position, Catherine works to for the state’s district courts. He was generate resources to help Ogunquit beautify first appointed to the district court and preserve the walkway. in 2003. Dianna Kilby Emory (G, Some of our classmates have retired. (Have ’92 Ph.D.) of Blue Hill has joined the we really been out of college that long?) Harold board of trustees of the College of Wood of Manchester, ME, is newly retired from the Atlantic. She is the founder of the an engineering career. Behavioral Medicine Center for Clinical About a year ago, Russell Martin of Bath, Counseling. ME, retired from state government and started Lawrence High School’s athletic a consulting business called Public Health administrator, Bill MacManus, Solutions. was honored by the National Not only has Cherie Maestretti Martin Interscholastic Athletic Administration retired from teaching, but she also lost 82 Association as a certified master pounds. Cherie lives in Tiverton, Rl. athletic administrator. After working Suzanne Hutchinson Hoyt of Spruce Head, Alumni Association chair Kurt Marston 74, 79G (right) pre­ in recreation management and then ME, has two daughters at UMaine. sented a pewter dish to Jeff Harris 72, ’87G on June 5 in 20 years at Bangor Savings Bank, In Belfast, ME, the RSU 20 board of honor of his outstanding service as a member of the UMAA Kent McKusick ’89G is the minister directors unanimously voted to extend the board. Jeff served on the board for 10 years. at the Unitarian Universalist Society contract of superintendent Bruce Mailloux in Laconia, NH. He looks forward to ’00G for another year. Bruce was hired as working with the interfaith community superintendent in 2007. ’76G launched a new real estate business and incorporating his other passions—art and That’s it from me until next time. Let me venture: www.reagentfinder.com. Robert music. know what you’re up to! Gardner has joined the mortgage team at The new director of human resources for People’s United Bank in Bangor. Scott and Gail Portland, Michael Miles, has more than 30 McGuire Anderson continue to teach school years’ experience working in human resources in Brunswick and have sent two daughters to management. Daniel Daigneault of Rockport Orono. Phyllis Katzenstein Guerette has been and Kurt Marston ’79G of Standish are new 1973 reelected chair of the Bangor School Committee board members to the University of Maine for a fourth term. Trish Riley ’78G has cleaned Board of Visitors. The board advises the UMaine Rachel Davenport Dutch out her office as director of the Governor’s president on a wide range of issues and they 2202 Spyglass Hill Circle Office of Health Policy and Finance; the new serve as public advocates for the University. Valrico, FL 33594 governor intends to dismantle the office. The Garrand communications firm has hired [email protected] Ted O’Meara as manager and principal of public affairs. Prior to this position, he was with In amongst the emails for products I don’t or Pierce Atwood Consulting. can’t use, I was so happy to hear from old 1974 Wendy Legg Pollock ’81G of Portland friends—and I mean that “old” in the nicest of went to the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania last ways. Jim and Susan Steckler Turner wrote winter to work with Health in Africa, a nonprofit Diantha Hawkes Grant from Montpelier, VT, sharing stories of their organization that treats AIDS patients. Her area 3945 Octave Drive traveling children and new endeavors: Jim of expertise is homeopathic medicine that is Jacksonville, FL 32277 with Hartford Life and Susan’s retirement as used to stimulate the body’s immune system. (904) 743-4696 a children’s book specialist to devote time to She went on a previous mission trip to the [email protected] family, music, and poetry. Dominican Republic. SueEllen Mink Roberts Stephen Parker writes from New Mexico, has lived in South Portland for the past nine where he landed after retirement from “Ma Summer at last for all of you diehard Mainers! years. She and her husband have two sons and Bell,” to work first in landscaping/greenhouse/ I was happy to host Todd Saucier ’93, ’97G, she recently inherited her family farm. The first compost production companies in Albuquerque from the alumni association, back in March. class of the Bucksport High School Athletic Hall and Tijeras and now back inside as a data Rosemarie DeAngelis, mayor of South of Fame includes Joel Sankey. He is the current technician for the Albuquerque public school. Portland, has ambitious goals, including: football coach at Bucksport with a state title Thanks so much for the notes. bringing a farmers market to South Portland, in 2004. He also coached indoor and outdoor Alan Parks is the director of college working toward the elimination of pesticide track and girls’ basketball. success programs at UMaine (in East Annex). use in the city, and encouraging community Tom Saviello (G, 78 Ph.D.) is serving in the Theresa Dilando ’74G is president of the gardens. Bob Harkins was recently inducted state senate representing the Wilton area and Harvard University Extension Association. John into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame. Bob began he chairs the Natural Resources Committee. Bernard directs athletics at Mountain Valley working on the ski patrol at Sunday River in He calls himself a conservationist, not a High School in Rumford. Gabby Price has high school. preservationist. He earned a score of 63 from gone from the gridiron to the griddle as one Brenda Harvey served as commissioner of the Maine League of Conservation Voters, of the new co-owners of Jimmy V’s restaurant the Maine Department of Health and Human which tracks each legislator’s votes on key on Hammond Street in Bangor. Barry Hobbins Services for five years, and later became environmental issues. assumed the duties of the minority leader of the the executive director of the New England I had an email from Nancy Gagne Whitcomb Maine Senate. States Consortium Systems Organization in ’75G telling me about her husband, Walt Gary Palman practices anesthesiology Shrewsbury, MA. She has served in various Whitcomb, who was confirmed as head of the at Maine Medical Center. Alison Leek Smith capacities in Maine government and received Maine Department of Agriculture. Walt is a dairy recently retired after 31 years as a probation the William Twarog Award for distinctive farmer and is past president of the Maine Dairy officer. Sandra Newman published a collection management. Industry Association. He lobbied in Washington of memories and stories about Island Falls: Life Author Ralph Kirshner’s (G) book, The Class on behalf of dairy farmers, served in the Maine and Times on Pleasant Pond. Robert Andrews of 1861: Custer and Ames and Their Classmates legislature for 12 years, and was Republican

Summer 2011 45 floor leader for six of those years. arm of the organization. Jeff Wren (G) resigned as head swim coach The International Women’s at Husson University. He sustained a head injury Forum gave Leigh a in a biking accident in the summer of 2010 and 2010 Women Who Make his recovery has been slower than hoped. He a Difference Award in has reduced his workload and is still on the October 2010 in Montreal. faculty at Husson. In a press release from the We love to hear your news. Have a fantastic Maine Women’s Forum, summer and remember, Go Blue! Leigh was characterized as a “trailblazer in the legal field, and in government, in Maine and nationwide, for 1975 two decades.” Leigh was appointed to the state’s Isabelle Birdsall Schweitzer highest court in 1997 and 76 Autumn Ridge Circle sworn in as chief justice in Ithaca, NY 14850 2001. [email protected] Enjoy your summer.

Good to see that spring has finally arrived as I write this. News of my family includes the Former Black Bear basketball star Bob Warner ’76 (center) had his num­ 1977 marriage of my oldest daughter, Meredith, to ber 52 retired during a ceremony at the Alfond Arena on February 6. Benjamin Strahl. They are living in Baltimore With Bob is former UMaine coach Skip Chappelle ’62 (left) and UMaine Pearl Turcotte Gapp where Meredith is in law school and Ben is in athletic director Steve Abbott. 7468 Dugway Road dental school. My son, Christopher, is living Clinton, NY 13323 and working in Denver and Emily, at 14, is very (315) 853-6851 active and growing way too fast. Peter and I SAD 22 for 19 years. [email protected] are as busy as always. Now on to other class In January, Paul LePage (G) was sworn in as news. Maine’s governor. Prior to becoming governor, After 27 years as the tax assessor for the Paul was the general manager of Marden’s As I glance out the window while writing city of Augusta, Don Cadwell has left for a discount chain store and served as mayor of this column, it looks like winter may finally half-time tax assessor position in Winthrop. Waterville. We wish him well. be relinquishing its hold. Despite the lack All together Don worked 35 years for the city, Again, I would love to hear from other class of flowers or green grass I know it’s spring starting in 1975 soon after graduation. The part- members and be able to include news of you because baseball season has started. I hope by time position will allow Don to spend more time in this column. Please feel free to email me at the time you read this column summer will be in skiing, gardening, and enjoying his grandson. [email protected]. Enjoy the summer full swing and the Red Sox will have rallied from Ruth Jewers McInnis (G) lives in Eastport months ahead. Isabelle their less than stellar season opener! and has run a bed and breakfast there for 26 Here are the notes that have come my way years. since I last wrote. Francis Conroy of Windham Martha Witham ’86G, ’92 CAS has left her is director of the alternative education program positions as Regional School Unit 2’s assistant at Bonny Eagle High School, Anne Hugill is superintendent and Dresden Elementary School 1976 working as a surgical veterinary technician, and principal to become the interim principal at 35th Reunion at Homecoming Michael Thorne (G) of Otisfield retired as town Mount View Middle School in Thorndike. October 14-15 manager of Paris this past January. In December, the Maine State Archives held In Greenville the new town manager is a reception and book signing featuring Civil War Gary Lamb ’83G, who until recently had David Theoharides historian and writer, Ned Smith ’82G, of Holden. served as director of planning and community 68 Payeur Circle Ned had recently published The 22nd Maine development in Old Orchard Beach. Last Sanford, ME 04073 Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War (Mcfarland October Robert A. Clark ’83G was officially (207) 636-7482 & Co), which uses first-person accounts to inaugurated as president of Husson University, [email protected] present the story of the infantry as it joined though he has been on the job since January fighting in two attacks on Port Hudson. Ned is a 2010, and John Diamond ’89G, who for history professor at Husson University and this Hello, ’76ers. After a long snowy winter, summer 21 years worked in the University of Maine is his first book. has finally arrived in Maine. Please take a System, has taken the position of associate Becky Jacques Brink has joined the moment and send an update to include in our vice chancellor for university relations at the Goodall Hospital’s board of trustees. Becky next column. University of Arkansas. and her husband, William ’74, live in Sanford Steve McLaughlin writes that he has That’s all I have for now. Please keep in where she is the principal of Sanford Junior retired after 34 years at the Maine Department touch. You can drop me an email anytime, or High School. of Environmental Protection. Timothy King better yet, look me up on Facebook! Have a Debra Goulette Carter is living in Falmouth has been reappointed to the State Board of great summer! and has been inducted into the Maine Central Corrections. Tim is the executive director of the Institute Hall of Fame. Washington Hancock Community Agency. John In recognition for his commitment to the Boland has been promoted to director of the Black Bear football, tailgating, and health and well-being of students and faculty in Bureau of Resource Management. John lives in SAD 22, superintendent Rick Lyons ’79G, ’88 New Gloucester with his wife, Sandy, and two Maine’s largest craft fair CAS was presented with the 2010 School Health daughters, Lindsay and Alex. Leadership Award from the American School Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice Leigh Homecoming 2011 Health Association. What a great honor as this Ingalls Saufley was recognized last December award is given to only one school administrator by the Maine Women’s Forum for an award October 14-16 in the country. Rick has been superintendent of she received in Canada from the international

46 MAINE Alumni Magazine of her documentaries to me, and they are all at the New Hampshire Humanities Council and 1978 fascinating. the New Hampshire Historical Society, and Classmate Ned Lightner is very busy served as president and CEO of the Political Linda Card LeBlond volunteering to run Belfast Community Television Library of New Hampshire. Michael is the author 380 Spurwink Avenue (BCTV) because he believes it can bring people of White Pine on the Saco River: An Oral History Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 together and add to the overall quality of life in of River Driving in Southern Maine (University (207) 799-0545 an area. He spends 20-30 hours per week with of Maine: Northeast Folklore), for which he [email protected] BCTV, which he founded in 2006. Ned and his received an American Association for State and local team produce original content programs Local History Commendation. such as “Where In Waldo County,” which shows Tim O’Neil, of Monks O’Neil Associates in Happy spring to all of you. It’s April break as I locations and activities of local interest. They Portland, has joined MEREDA’s (Maine Real write this, and I’m in Florida with my sons as the even broadcast such fun events as Halloween Estate and Development Association) Council older one’s high school baseball team is here trick-or-treating on Cedar Street, where many of Directors Emeritus. His firm, Monks O’Neil for a preseason tune-up. Today I was at Sea Belfast children roam in costumes looking for Development, is involved with real estate World and saw a boy wearing a UMaine hockey their treats. BCTV is on the air 24/7, with six development, ownership and management in tee shirt—I high-fived him. He said that he’s a hours of locally produced shows each day; the both commercial and residential markets. Tim big fan and wants to go to UMaine when it’s remainder of the time is filled with programming is a board member and a past president of the time for college. Smart kid. shared with PEGMedia in Rockport, a national Maine Real Estate and Economic Development Do you know that none of you write to me? and international media transfer site for public, Association, and a founding board member of And because you don’t write, I have no news education, and government community Community Housing of Maine. to share with your classmates. How about this? television stations and producers of media for Cynthia Talbot of Falmouth has opened If your last name—either current or maiden­ these stations. This sharing arrangement allows CJTalbot Services to provide freelance project starts with the letters L, M, N, O, or P, you send for Belfast-produced shows to be shown on support services to environmental and energy me a brief email with info about your life, family, community television around the country. Ned consulting firms and governmental agencies. business, or whatever. I’m begging here, folks! I says that he feels he is doing his bit for his Cindy has over 30 years of environmental look forward to many emails from the middle of hometown by having a “cool little TV station consulting project management and marketing the alphabet people. that helps people to stay connected.” experience. She previously worked as project Cornell Knight has changed jobs from the On a sad note, I am sorry to report the death manager for ABB Environmental Services (now town manager of Winthrop, a position he held for of our classmate Steve “Reg” Register, who MACTEC) and at L.L. Bean. 12 years, to the town manager of Harpswell. He died of a brain tumor on March 1st at his home Edmund and Lauren Chenard Folsom has devoted his career to public management, in Yarmouth. Although Steve’s paid career was have the right to be proud of their daughter, starting upon his graduation with the town in printing, his equally important volunteer Shannon, who was crowned Miss Collegiate manager’s job in Baileyville, which he followed profession was empowering people of all ages America 2011. Shannon attends the University with tenure at Jay and Hallowell. Cornell and and walks of life. Steve spent his summers on of Maine, and is majoring in kinesiology, and his wife, Kay Rand, are the parents of two and Heron Island off Winter Harbor, where he became fulfilling pre-med requirements. Contestants the grandparents of three. In addition to his an enthusiastic tennis player and developed a were judged on their academic achievements, management skills, Cornell is still a formidable love of boating. Steve is survived by his wife, community service, and a personal interview. baseball pitcher. He plays each fall in a Florida Gena Canning, whom he married in 2000, as Shannon previously represented Maine as Miss tournament besides playing in the Pine Tree well as by his three children, David, Holly, and Outstanding Maine Teen in 2008. Men’s Baseball League. Christopher. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dale Phillips has had a number of short Andrea Cotton Nicknair reports that she his family. stories and poems published, and will soon is busy with the Tim Horton’s shop she owns have his first novel in print from Briona Glen in Bangor. She is married to another ’78 grad, Publishers. His website is www.daletphillips. Marc Nicknair, and has two children. Her com. daughter, a physical therapist, graduated from Husson University while her son studied sports 1979 medicine at the University of Southern Maine. John Madigan is living in Rumford and Regina C. McCombs awaiting the birth of his 11th grandchild. Wow! 229 Enfield Road 1980 Congratulations and have fun playing with all Lincoln, ME 04457 those little ones. (207) 794-2897 Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Brenda Nasberg-Jepson, filmmaker and [email protected] 100 Mooar Hill Road president of Crown of Maine Productions, is Hollis, NH 03049 again making news with a fascinating new (603) 566-8352 documentary featuring the all-but-extinct Hopefully everyone has recovered from our long [email protected] Swedish dialects of Maine’s Swedish Colony. winter and is enjoying some sunshine! Don’t Brenda, a resident of Madawaska Lake for the forget that we’d really enjoy hearing news from last 17 years, is of Swedish descent and is very you. The warm weather is lovely, and will soon active in the preservation of Swedish culture On to class news: be passing into fall. Hope you can make our and language. When she realized there were Dan Warren ran the Boston Marathon in annual Class of 1980 tailgate at Homecoming! less than 30 Swedish speakers left in her area, April, in memory of his mom, Elaine Stimson Save the date for October 14, 15, and 16, and she decided to capture their voices and dialects Warren. He raised money for the Dana Farber come home to the University of Maine! Stop before they were lost forever. The resulting Cancer Institute in her name. He qualified for by our tailgate before or during the football documentary, “Old Maine Swedish Farms,” the marathon last October by running in the game, and share some memories and renew contains interviews conducted in Swedish Maine Marathon in Portland (time 3:33:51). friendships. I am hoping we can have our by Dan Olson, a Scandinavian scholar, along Because this article had to be sent in before the tailgate near the Class of 1981 (including with photographs unique to the person being marathon was run, there is no news to report college roomie Barb Brown Dalton ’81) who interviewed. For a listing of Crown of Maine’s on either how he did or how much money he will be celebrating their 30th. Save the date for documentaries, you may visit their website raised. I am sure he did well on both counts! Homecoming 2011! at: crownofmaineproductions.com. On a Michael Chaney was named executive personal note, Brenda has been a dear friend director of the Yarmouth Historical Society. GO BLUE! of mine since 7th grade. She has shown many Previously, he held senior leadership positions Summer 2011 47 1981 30th Reunion at Homecoming October 14-16, 2011

Barb Brown Dalton 21 Black Bear Drive Veazie, ME 04401-6929 (207) 947-4827 [email protected]

Hey, classmates! It’s almost time for our 30th Reunion! As I write this column, the plans are still being finalized. I encourage you to go to our class page on the alumni association’s Website, www.umainealumni.com, to get the latest information. Or, if you’re a Facebook junkie, go to our page—University of Maine Class of 1981—to see what’s happening and who’s coming! Please spread the word to all of your friends and send them the links. Everyone should update their addresses online so that our email blasts will reach you or, if you’re still A group of nine of the “founding mothers” of UMaine women’s ice hockey got together for a mini­ communicating the way we did in ’81, so that reunion at the Sebago Brewing Company in Scarborough on April 30. For some it was the first con­ the snail mail will reach you! Post old photos, nection back with the team in 32 years. Front row, left to right are: Diane Leblanc Sedler ’83, Rebecca revive old memories, search for old friends, and Good ’84, Alicia Johnson Nichols ’82, and Barbara Jean LaRoche ’83. Back row are: Lynne Robertson most importantly, join us on October 15th! The Clark ’80, Jean Bingham ’81, Barbara Pulsifer Plummer ’83, Nancy Quint ’81, and Dawn Munn Laten- years fly by too quickly. Don’t wait another five dresse ’83. years! On to a little news— Annette McCauley Griffin and husband, into your career and truly made a difference 1983 Jeff, live in Hampstead, NH. After UMaine, in the rest of your life. Giving back is a way to say thanks and to ensure that others will Annette received her RN from Northern Essex Robert Fitta have the same opportunities that we had as Community College and is now the school nurse 41 Candy Lane students. Plus, our great University contributes at a private Catholic school. Coleen Smead is Danville, NH 03819 to the economic well-being of our state and her a dental hygienist and lives in Barrington, NH. [email protected] She is past president of the New Hampshire people through research and development that Dental Hygienists’ Association. Barb Beem directly impacts our businesses and industries. Tiernan joined the business development group How about sending $81 —$50 for our class It’s summertime as you receive your new edition at Centrix Bank and will serve as business scholarship and $31 to help with Reunion of MAINE Alumni Magazine, which is a nice development officer throughout the Seacoast expenses? If just 25 percent of the class would thought as I look out at large piles of melting region in New Hampshire. Linda Novak is do that, we’d raise nearly $35,000! Let’s not let snow on this gray March Sunday. So remember now director and curator of Old Fort Western ’80 or ’82 get ahead of us! to enjoy the sun and grab a chair and head out in Augusta, New England’s oldest surviving Looking forward to see YOU at Homecoming! on your deck or porch and spend a few minutes wooden fort. Go Blue! getting caught up on your classmates! Some news from the basketball court—Mari The University of Maine, and more Warner has returned to Maine to coach the importantly our class, was represented in girls’ basketball team at Falmouth High School. February at the Grammy Awards. Classmate She spent 20 years coaching at the University 1982 Judy Labbee Pancoast was nominated for of Albany, and also coached at the high school Best Musical Album for Children for her “Weird level in New York. Many of you may remember Things Are Everywhere.” Pancoast, formerly of Ellen Randall Dunn Mari and her brother, Bob ’76, when they played Waterville and now a resident of Manchester, 12 Kahili Court at UMaine. Bill Nemer came out of coaching NH, spends time on the road singing on lawns South Portland, ME 04106 and at festivals for groups large and small. retirement this past year to serve as interim [email protected] coach of the boys’ varsity basketball team at Judy and her husband, Philip, traveled to Los Ashland High. Bill has taught physical education Angeles’ Staples Center for the ceremony along for years and had retired from his 30 years of Hey, Class of ’82, we’re looking for news to report with their 16 and 21-year-old daughters. coaching baseball, basketball, and soccer back in this column. Please write, phone, email, or While in L.A. Judy also had the opportunity to in 2008. use any communication method that works for perform at a showcase of family entertainment I suspect I’ll have much more to report you. Of course, an actual visit is best, especially and met a few Hollywood stars. Ultimately she in the winter issue following our Reunion and one in Orono. Next year will mark 30 years since lost out on the Grammy to legendary folk singer encourage you to email updates, as I’ll never graduation. Keep Homecoming 2012 in mind for Pete Seeger, who is 91. Judy’s comment was, remember everyone that I run into and every a time to get together! “If I were going to lose to somebody, I might detail of your lives! And let me give one final as well lose to a living legend.” As a former “rah-rah” for our class fund and scholarship! If Waterville resident, she still comes back to the you’re in a position to send along a donation, area once a year to sing at local libraries! You it is greatly needed and appreciated. Think Stay Connected! can follow Judy on both Facebook and Twitter! of all the good times you had at UMaine, the Staying with a children’s theme, classmate wonderful memories, life-long friendships, and umainealumni.com Rebekah Raye Kearns Woisard of East Blue the invaluable education that launched you Hill published her third children’s book in 2010,

48 MAINE Alumni Magazine Bear-ly There. Published by Tilbury House, the about half the time Barry said it took to gather book written and illustrated by Rebekah won a the materials from his tree farm in Solon, ME. 2010 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award. The Barry also constructed a wigwam at the Coastal book received the Silver Medal in the category Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor of Environmental Issues Book. The winning titles last summer. Barry was chief of the Penobscot were selected from more than 800 entries. Nation from 2000 to 2004, where he stressed a Rebekah describes herself as a full-time return to traditional lifestyles. He now works as artist, illustrator, and private art instructor an educational consultant. to adults and children. Her website, www. A number of our classmates are involved rebekahraye.com, showcases her artistic in civic matters. Amanda Hidu Bost ’87G talent and provides you with the opportunity to serves on the Brewer School Committee and purchase some of her work. was recently selected as vice chairwoman for In December, I heard from classmate the third year. Cindy Mitchell was elected to Christopher D’Amico, who was a biochemistry the SAD 22 board of directors for a third term. major while at Maine. Chris and his wife, Tami SAD 22 includes the Maine towns of Hampden, Doyle D’Amico ’82, had a busy 2010. The Winterport, and Newburgh. Each community D’Amicos, who reside in Brewer, attended two has representation on the 13-member board of graduations last year. Son James graduated directors. from Brewer High and followed in his parents’ Thomas Bickford is executive director footsteps to the University of Maine where he of Maine Robotics and received the Phillip has probably just completed his freshman year. Marcoux Award at the Maine Science Teachers Their daughter, Jennie, graduated from Association’s annual conference in November Harvard College in May 2010, magna cum laude 2010. The Marcoux Award recognizes with her thesis and concentration in folklore and outstanding efforts in science education outside mythology. On 10-10-10, she married David the classroom. Tom received the honor for Christopher Haluska ’08; during the festivities, continued work in getting elementary, middle, they also celebrated his 10-10 birthday! David and high school students working with robotics is in the middle of his dental school studies at and programming in an effort to encourage BU and Jennie is now employed by Harvard ’83 alumnus’s new game engineering and technology in their education. College Libraries. Maine Robotics is a nonprofit organization If you have news like Chris’s to contribute, receiving attention founded in 2004 and based in Orono. it’s not difficult to do. Simply send me an email Mary Lyons Calawa sent along the news at [email protected]. Enjoy your summer with that her oldest child went to Grove City College friends and family and raise your stein to the lass of ’83 member, Joseph Shumak­ in Pennsylvania. Mary lives in Londonderry, college of our hearts always! Cer’s new game, Flickin’ Chicken, was NH. recently nominated Toy of the Year in the Lynn Wilson has joined Rayonier as vice president, forest resources, bringing with her outdoor category. 24 years of forest and management experience. 1984 Although it didn’t take the top award, Prior to joining the company, she served as vice Flickin’ Chicken received a lot of attention. president, operations support, with Plum Creek. Louise Soucy Shumaker’s latest game involves tossing She began her career in 1986 with Scott Paper. Kevin French has started a company that 190 Main Street rubber chickens toward a flat disc on the Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 will provide professional construction services ground. Since the rubber chickens bounce, [email protected] to clients throughout Maine. The new company rather than land perfectly on the target, is called Landry/French Construction and is there’s a fun, unpredictable element to the located in Scarborough. Hello, Class of ’84! I hope you are all enjoying Thank you all for the news! Send me an game. the summer! email and I will get it in the next issue. In the I received an email from Troy Harrison. He meantime, enjoy the summer! tells me he has been a senior sales engineer at BP Castrol Americas for the past 16 years. He of the boys’ and girls’ games, it would have lives in Hampton, NH, and has three children. He been nearly impossible to do both. Under his spends time biking (both road and mountain), leadership, the Lady Windjammers won a state 1985 traveling, woodworking, and landscaping. championship in 2000 and an eastern Maine Maine Governor Paul LePage ’75G has title in 2004. Incidentally, the Camden Hills Suzanne Lynch Guild appointed David Bernhardt as commissioner boys’ basketball team won the Maine Class B 34 West Street of the Maine Department of Transportation State Championship this past March! Manchester, ME 04351 (DOT). Dave has worked at the DOT for 26 Jeff Paul ’94G was inducted into the 2010 (207) 623-9404 years, where he gained a reputation for getting class of the University of Maine Sports Hall of [email protected] the most mileage out of scarce dollars. He lives Fame. Jeff captained Maine’s 1984 baseball in Vassalboro with his wife, Carmen, and has team and played a key role on Maine’s College two daughters and a son, ages 22, 20, and 19. World Series teams in the 1980s. He was named Like most of you, I’m getting ready for my David Pooler shared the news that he to the NCAA All-Regional Team in 1982 and 30th high school reunion. Wow! How did that remarried five years ago and has a two and a 1984, and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in happen? Thirty years ago I was excited and half year-old boy named Landen. They live in 1984. He is currently an assistant principal in scared about leaving my small town for UMaine. Holden, ME. Glenburn, ME. Great decision! Terrific education, lifelong best Late last summer, Jay Carlsen resigned Barry Dana, along with his wife, Lori ’87, friends, and memories. as girls’ basketball coach for the Camden ’95G, and daughter, Sikwani (17), built a wigwam, Orono (ME) High School recently inducted Hills Windjammers after 23 seasons! His son which is on exhibit at the Hudson Museum Jeff Topliff into its Athletic Hall of Fame. Jeff was Adam played for the boys’ team and he wanted inside the Collins Center for the Arts at UMaine. a four-spoil letter winner while in high school to watch his games. Due to the schedules It took about three days to build the wigwam, playing football (three undefeated seasons),

Summer 2011 49 basketball (passed the 1,000 point mark), track extensive research into college and high school months or so. Lori Dana ’95G and her husband, and field (state record in javelin), and baseball hazing prevention techniques and finding they Barry ’84, and daughter, Sikwani, built a birch (all conference pitcher). Jeff lives in Stow, OH, were not working. Their new effort will look at bark wigwam at the Hudson Museum inside the and works for Polymeries in Akron. communicating new strategies that work. Collins Center for the Arts last summer. Lori and Darryl (Dewey) Hendricks and Holly Our 1986 class president, Jon Sorenson, was her family are members of the Penobscot Nation Holman Hendricks have been married for honored for his contributions to the University and the wigwam will be part of the Maine Indian 24 years. Darryl is the director of information at a ceremony of the Stillwater Society. The section of the museum on the second floor. technology for a Portland, ME, law firm. Holly Stillwater Society honors those who have made Jonathan D. Rice, who teaches at Caravel is a stay-at-home mom/domestic goddess. a significant contribution to the betterment of Middle School in Carmel, was appointed SAT They live in South Portland, ME, with their two the University, the people of Maine, and beyond test center supervisor last fall. children, Kaycee (20) and Joey (17). through demonstrated leadership, loyalty, and In January, Matthew Dunlap was named Ran into Sue Frost Morin recently in dedicated service on the University’s behalf. interim executive director of the Sportsman’s Augusta, ME, and didn’t even know that we Jon has served on the Maine Business School Alliance of Maine (SAM). Matthew is a lifetime lived so close together! Sue is living in Gardiner, Board, College of Engineering Board of Advisors, member of SAM and served four terms in the ME, with her husband and three children. Her and the UMaine Alumni Association board. He Legislature and spent three of those terms daughter is a student at UMaine. Her sons has also promoted alumni organizations in the as House chairman of the Joint Standing attend Gardiner H.S. and Gardiner Middle Boston area. With experience gained through Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. School. Sue is involved with hospice nursing for working at Competitive Energy Services he is In November, Amy Everett Cotton was Maine General Health System. credited with saving millions of dollars for the elected president of the National Gerontology All for now. Please drop me an email. Not University! Nursing Association. The Association represents receiving as much news as I used to. You know The Penobscot Nation of Indian Island 1,700 nurses nationwide and is dedicated to this is the first column you read when you get elected Donna Loring to the Tribal Council. improving the quality of nursing care given to the magazine. Let’s make it a good one! Candace Sanborn of Auburn has been older adults. Amy is director of operations and And really, no one cares what you look like— elected to the board of directors of the Maine is a nurse practitioner at Rosscare. Nancy go to your high school reunion and have fun! Community Foundation. Candace is a managing “Lynn” Cochrane Wilson was promoted to partner of Encompass Marketing and Design, vice president, forest resources at Rayonier. She LLC in Auburn. She is also on the board of brings over 24 years of forest and management the United Way of Androscoggin County and experience to Rayonier. Dan Tremble is part College for ME—Androscoggin. She is also co- of an ownership and management team that 1986 chairman of the Maine Community Foundation’s recently took over ownership of Jimmy V’s The 25th Reunion at Homecoming Androscoggin County committee. Place to Be. The restaurant, founded by long­ October 14-16, 2011 A recent piece of “sweet” legislation was time local restaurateur Jimmy Vardamis, is introduced by Rep. Paul Davis of Sangerville. located on Broadway in Bangor. The legislation was to make the whoopie pie Bill Faucher earned the title of registered Donalyn Blanchard Macdougall the Maine State dessert. Paul claims this roof consultant this past summer. Bill works at George Macdougall confection originated in Maine and it can be Allied Engineering in Portland. Also last summer, 1 Davis Road found in almost every mom and pop store and Gov. Baldacci ’86 appointed Connie Russell to Fairfield Center, ME 04937 restaurant. There appears to be a lot of support the Maine Rural Development Authority board [email protected] for this, as there was even a whoopie pie festival of trustees. Sgt. Mike Burgess was named in Dover-Foxcroft last year. Special Response Team Member of the Year We are getting ready for the mud season to Former Governor John Baldacci recently by the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department. end and summer season to start along with fly received the Catherine Lebowitz Award for Mike has been with the Department about five fishing right now, but I imagine when you read public service at a ceremony with the Bangor years and has been on the special response this we will be well into summer. Chamber of Commerce. This was in recognition team nearly that long. His wife, Stephanie, Congratulations to Pete Warner of the of his service to the public. John credited a was named Corrections Officer of the Year Bangor Daily News, who has been named Maine question that his father always asked for his also. It was the first time that a husband and Sportswriter of the Year for the second year in impetus to do his best in his career of public wife received an award from the Department. a row and sixth time overall by the National service. The question was, “What have you Congratulations to both. In October, George S. Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. done to help the people today?” Morse and his wife, Tracy, were divorced. Pete is a Bangor native who attended Bangor Donny believes that we received a thank-you Let us know what you have been doing. I’m High and has worked for the BDN sports staff note from the Class of ’86 scholarship recipient sure that many of us have new jobs with the since 1979 and serves a dual role as writer but she cannot find it and wants to apologize recent economic turmoil. Let us know about and editor. He is responsible for the college and say, “Congrats!” your recent promotion or successes. coverage, including football, basketball, and Take care and keep the news coming in! baseball. George We have received some information from the telephone this time around too: Anne Burnham Fuehrer and her husband, 1988 Robert ’87, of Freeport, reported that she has a 1987 daughter who graduated from UMaine in June Deborah Carll Curtis of 2011. Andrew P. Nagelin 56 Green Ridge Drive Virginia K. Steele of Florida has just 56 Gibson Street Buxton, ME 04093 returned from Israel, where she was on a trip Medford, MA 02155 (207) 727-5262 with her church. [email protected] [email protected] Laurie Hall Albert and her husband, Madison, let us know they have a son who is at the University going into his senior year. Hello, Class of ’87. I hope everyone is enjoying Hello, Class of 1988. Once again I pause to UMaine Professor Mary Madden ’94G, ’00 summer and has finally forgotten last winter! It share news from those who shared our time at Ph.D. is one of two professors who launched seemed like every day another roof somewhere the University of Maine. I wanted to say I had a “National Agenda for Hazing Prevention was collapsing. Our fellow classmates have news to share of those in our class both near in Education.” This effort has come after been doing all kinds of things over the past six and far, but unfortunately, I only have news from

50 MAINE Alumni Magazine classmates still residing in Maine (sigh). So for those of you nearby, I say thank you for sharing your news and that I hope to hear from more of you. For those of you far away, send your news my way such that other 1988 graduates can catch up! On the job front, in November of 2010 as published in the Bangor Daily News, James Nixon, a partner in the law firm of Gross, Minsky and Mogul in Bangor, was appointed to the National Criminal Justice Act Panel, which “oversees attorneys assigned by federal judges to represent indigent defendants who are charged with federal crimes.” In education, Douglas Parker just finished his fourth year as assistant principal at George E. Jack and Steep Falls elementary schools located in Standish, ME, within the Bonny Eagle school district. At Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Jeanne Skehan Wypyski was promoted to administrator for adult inpatient services in the fall of 2010. She is “responsible for the long-term growth and business operations for the hospital’s adult inpatient units (Bangor Daily News).” Six UMaine alumni were among the performers in a fundraising concert at the Hampden Congrega­ Winning an award at work goes to Becky tional Church last winter for the benefit of the Help for Hampden Fund. The fund provides emergency Bowden for her contributions with her co­ financial assistance to residents of Hampden, Winterport, and Newburgh. Front row (left to right): worker in the Page 1 Design category in the New Molly J. Webster ’07, Amy E. Maier ’04, and Pat Cummings ’89, ’44H. Back row (left to right): Heidi England Associated Press News Executives Fogg Corliss ’83, ’02G, Dale L. Jellison ’70, ’72G, and Diana Tibbetts Richardson ’93. Association contest that was announced in August of 2010. Becky and her co-worker were awarded third place for their work with “text a partial one-year term on SAD 22 board of and images detailing an old plane wreck on a 1989 directors. mountain in Baxter State Park,” according to Walter McKee has been reappointed to the the Bangor Daily News. Kim White Silsby Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics In sports, Liz Coffin won in the ladies 32 Colony Road and Election Practices. division of the inaugural 2010 Bangor Golf Augusta, ME 04330 Gregory Connors, of Gorham, has been Classic, and Mary Phillips Hunt has finished (207) 623-6395 hired by the Maine Municipal Association as at least two sprint triathlons. By the printing of [email protected] the legislative advocate in the state and federal this column, I would not be surprised to hear relations department. that she had finished more, but in September Lt. Col. Bridget Brozyna ’07G, who of 2010 she participated in the Pumpkinman Happy days to all of you in the Class of 1989! I recently returned from a six-month assignment Triathlon Festival in South Berwick, ME. This have been thoroughly enjoying my new position in Afghanistan, is a nurse practitioner and two-day festival was sponsored by a non-profit as the assistant principal of Cony High School. administrator of the US Department of Veterans organization with the proceeds to benefit area As our seniors of the Class of 2011 get ready for Affairs on Hancock Street in Bangor. youth athletic programs and student scholarship their next adventures, I am reminded of my great programs. Congratulations to all! experiences at good ole UMaine. I sometimes And finally, if any of you 1988 graduates long for the carefree days of college life! are able to tune in to WABI-TV, Channel 5 in Here are the happenings of our class. Bangor at 11:30 PM on Saturday evenings and Michele Wehrwein Albion has a new book 1990 in the Portland area at midnight on Saturdays to out, The Quotable Edison, and is currently on a WPME-TV (35) for “The Nite Show with Danny book tour in New Hampshire and Florida. She Melissa L. Brancely Burns Cashman,” you will be able to see one of our is also planning a New York swing. The book is 63 Rocky Hill Road own Class of 1988 graduates, Joe Kennedy. a collection of the inventor’s fascinating quotes Saco, ME 04072 Joe is the sidekick on the show to the show’s on everything from inventing and science to his (207) 283-1860 host, Danny Cashman ’00. As reported on opinions on art and women’s clothing. [email protected] the show’s website, this locally produced late Tamara Davis Stockwell was the winner of night talk show is modeled after the shows that a Spirit of America award for her amazing work Johnny Carson and David Letterman created. with building the Reading Buddies program in Happy summer! My family and I are enjoying If you are able to catch the show, you might the town of Readfield. our summer and hope you are too. We went recognize Joe’s voice. Joe is also the voice of Jack Capuano, a Bangor resident and camping at Rangeley Lake State Park and also the Maine Black Bear Hockey team at Alfond former UMaine All-American, has been selected made a quick trip to Bar Harbor. In August we Arena. as the head coach for the New York Islanders in hope to camp at Lily Bay, a Maine State Park. Enjoy what is left of summer and drop me a the National Hockey League. A UMaine student spoke to Jeffrey Callahan note. I’d enjoy hearing from you. Eric Weinrich, native of Gardiner, renewed during our friend-raising calls. He is well and his contract with the Buffalo Sabres, the NHL flies people around in a private plane. Great to parent club of the Pirates as the assistant hear what you are doing! Homecoming 2011 coach. He also has participated in eight road Andrew Neff, a sportswriter for the Bangor races with the Portland-based OA/CycleMania Daily News, was honored by the New England October 14-16 masters cycling team. Associated Press News Executives Association. Roland Narofsky was also selected to fill He was given an award at the Association’s

Summer 2011 51 2010 fall conference in Chelmsford, MA. Andrew Sunday, October 16, 2011. The Class of 1991 above address if you are interested in writing a and a colleague won an award in the sports will be celebrating our 20th Reunion! twice-yearly column. feature category for their article about the 50th We hope you will mark your calendar and It’s easy, and you’ll find out the class news anniversary of the New York Giants and Green plan to return to UMaine to see your classmates, before everyone else! Bay Packers playing an NFL exhibition game in cheer on the Black Bears, shop at the Alumni Bangor in 1959. Association Craft Fair and Marketplace, and Rhonda Edgecomb works as an educator visit your favorite places on campus. Join and a health care administrator. She also your classmates at the all-alumni reception 1993 organizes the annual Dinner, Dance, and Silent at Buchanan Alumni House after the football Auction for a Cure for Diabetes. The last event game, grab some pizza at Pat’s Pizza or the Chris Cookson was held in September 2010 and there was a Bear’s Den, and reminiscence as you stroll 14906 Tallow Forest Court special celebrity host, Bob Crowley ’76, also down the mall. Houston, TX 77062 known as “Survivor Bob” from the “Survivor” Of course you can catch up with old friends [email protected] television series. Bob shared how he survived at the Reunion this fall, but here is some of during the “Survivor” series and Rhonda shared the latest news from other classmates. Dan how families survive Type 1 diabetes. Rhonda’s Johnson (G) has been promoted to director of Hello, classmates. Here is hoping that this son, who is 14, has diabetes and was diagnosed education at the Acadia Hospital in Bangor. In edition of our class notes finds you and yours when he was 10. his new position, he will work with all disciplines well. Let’s jump right to the news. In November 2010, for the second year in to meet the educational needs of the Acadia Jason Hoyt was recently named as an a row, Claire Kiedrowski, president of Kappa Hospital staff. Dan has worked at the hospital account executive for Black Bear Sports Mapping, accepted the Small Projects Award at for the past 17 years and has multiple clinical Properties, following stints with Verizon Wireless the fourth annual MAPPS Geospatial Products counseling certifications. and RCC-Unicel in Bangor. He is also serving as and Services Excellence Awards competition. Sandra Walls Smallidge, of Surry, has a member of the Bangor Youth Hockey board Their winning project used photogrammetry to received a national award from the Emergency of directors. inventory the number of buoys marking lobster Nurses Association. Sandra is the manager of Our college town of Orono has recently traps in Tenants Harbor, ME. This approach the emergency department at Blue Hill Memorial named one of us as town manager! Sophie proved to be much more reliable than the Hospital. As part of the award, she received a Leotsakos Wilson ’96G began her new role traditional method of hand-counting lobster scholarship to attend the national conference in recently after a successful 10-year run as the traps from a boat. The information gathered San Antonio. town manager of Brownville. You may have was provided to the Maine Department of Jonathan Goodman has joined the Portland seen that her predecessor left Orono to take the Marine Resources. The number of traps was law firm of Troubh Heisler. Jonathan’s practice reins in Bangor. Sophie has also been elected much higher than was originally thought. This is concentrated in the areas of civil litigation, to serve as the vice president of the Maine information will help the Maine Department of criminal defense, and labor and employment Municipal Association. Marine Resources study how traps affect the law. He practiced previously at another law firm Names from our storied hockey past lobster population and sustainability; and be in Portland and served as a police officer for the continue to circulate throughout the sport. used to gather information about whale risk and City of Portland for 13 years. Jim Montgomery, our all-time leading scorer, shipping channels conflict assessments. Inspiring the next generation to make healthy has completed his first season as the coach Joshua Tardy and partner, Jim Mitchell, food choices, Jean Hylan (G) has received and general manager of the Dubuque Fighting have a lobbying company called Mitchell and a grant from Tradewinds grocery in Blue Hill Saints of the United States Hockey League. Tardy Government Affairs. Some of their clients to support the “Early Sprouts” program in the Former goalie standout Mike Dunham was include CMP and Anthem Blue Cross. Joshua Brooklin Preschool, where she is a teacher. The inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame last also has a private law practice and expects to program is designed to introduce young children fall. run for office in the future but doesn’t know to cooking and eating vegetables at school and Diane Denman Johanson, who has worked when. He was the former House minority leader at home. Each week, students take a recipe in the Maine Legislature for 17 years, has taken and was forced from office because of term and some ingredients home to cook with their over as the chief of staff in the House Majority limits. families, and parents return an evaluation form. Office. David Whitney, who owns Whitney Wreath, The students will prepare selected vegetables David Desmond is now living in opened a new 75,000-square-foot facility in six different ways throughout the year. Yum! Charlestown, MA. He has a daughter, Liligrace, Whitneyville, ME, in the fall of 2010. This new Think about that Reunion in the fall. Don’t who celebrated her second birthday in April. facility can produce a finished, bagged, and wait another 10 years. I hope to see you there! boxed wreath in less than 10 minutes and this is M-A-l-N-E, Goooo BLUE! starting just with fir tips in their natural state in cold storage. His company supplies wreaths to 1994 QVC and L.L. Bean. Beth Watson Calhoun 1992 364 Rose Glen Drive Radnor, PA 19087-4410 Abigail E. Zelz 1991 [email protected] 20th Reunion at Homecoming Buchanan Alumni House P. O. Box 550 October 14-16, 2011 Orono, ME 04473 Stacey Stump (207) 581-1137 153 Montagu Mansions Lori Schlenker [email protected] London W1U6LQ 229 Deerfield Lane United Kingdom Lawrence, KS 66049 [email protected] Hey, Class of ’92, you need someone to write (785) 312-7384 this column. There is news to report, but no one [email protected] is assembling it for all your 1992 classmates to Greetings, fellow classmates! We hope you are read. Don’t let this space stay blank—you need all enjoying a beautiful summer wherever you Make your plans now to join us for Homecoming to be represented in the magazine! happen to be. Weekend 2011—Friday, October 14 through Please contact the Alumni Association at the First and foremost, congratulations to

52 MAINE Alumni Magazine Angela Martin-Giroux and Mike Giroux ’95 WPME-TV 35 in Portland. at Wheelock Terrace, Hanover, NH. Nancy’s who celebrated the adoption of their son, Cape Elizabeth utilized the skills of former practice focuses on all aspects of high-quality Deven, on February 8, 2011. Angela made our Yarmouth schools superintendent, Ken Murphy geriatric medical and nursing home care. day by taking the time to email her news to us. (G). Ken was approved by the school board in Karin Marshall Wilkes and her husband, Please, turn this into a trend and send us your October to serve a term from January 1 through Michael, own the Courthouse Gallery in good news! the end of the school year. Ken retired from Ellsworth and they recently were the only Maine Additionally, one-half of your favorite class Yarmouth schools last year after 18 years. gallery displaying at the Art Palm Beach Fair correspondent duo has some exciting child- Blue Marble Geographies in Gardiner in Palm Beach, FL. Their exhibit highlighted related news: Stacey and her husband, Justin, has appointed Victor Minor chief technical Maine contemporary artists and painters. Other welcomed a new arrival to their home in officer, as chair of the coordinate reference exhibitors came from places as far-reaching as London. Oliver Newton Britt was born on April system working group of the Open Geospatial Paris, London, Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Moscow, 4, 2011. He arrived just in time for the big Royal Consortium. Blue Marble Geographies offers New York City, and many other locations. Wedding, but unfortunately the invitations must GIS data conversion solutions. Approximately 20,000 people attended the fair have been lost in the mail. MSAD 35 in Eliot is the new professional over the course of six days. As for the rest of you—here is what we were home of Eric Waddell (G). Eric began his Vaughn Woodruff lives in Pittsfield and able to glean about your activities from various educational career at Presque Isle High School is a green energy expert leading new solar media reports. Matthew Booker is engaged (my alma mater, actually) as an English teacher energy technology training at Kennebec Valley to Keona Love ’05. Matthew and Keona are working his way up to assistant principal and Community College. Vaughn owns Yankee planning a July 2011 wedding in Orono with athletic director. He spent nine years at PIHS as Solutions, a company that installs solar thermal a reception in Bangor. Nicholas Laffely, M.D. principal before moving on to MSAD 35 where systems that use the sun’s energy to heat water is an interventional cardiologist and has been he is curriculum director. Congrats on the move, in homes and businesses. Last year he worked appointed to the staff of the Central Maine Eric, I hope the adjustment from one end of the with students to install two solar panels at Medical Center. He practices in association with state to the other wasn’t too hard! Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta. He Central Maine Heart Associates. Nicholas lives Another congratulations and Presque Isle tie earned his master’s degree in education from in Lisbon, ME, with his wife and their new son. to Jeff Bearden (G). Jeff has taken the position Prescott College in Arizona. Alison Sucy is the chief of staff for Maine’s new of school system superintendent at Fayette Tarren Bragdon, CEO of the Maine Heritage House speaker, Rep. Bob Nutting of Oakland. County Public Schools in Fayette, GA. Jeff Policy Center, helped lead Gov. Paul LePage’s Alison formerly served as chief of staff for the was assistant principal at PIHS from 1996 to ’75G transition team. Tarren represented House Republicans. Naomi Corson Brown, a 1999, and prior to that was the district athletic Bangor, serving two terms in the Maine House nurse practitioner at Acadia Hospital in Bangor, administrator and social studies teacher since from 1996 to 2000. He lives in China, ME. has been promoted to director of magnet and 1992. Jeff’s most recent position was that of Nancy York Putnam (G) was recognized as nursing research. Naomi also serves as co-chair superintendent at MSAD 35 in Eliot—looks one of Northern Maine Community College’s of the hospital’s nursing research committee. like Eric took over for Jeff—where he had been “outstanding alumni.” Before attending UMaine, Matt Wickenheiser has joined the Bangor since 2007. Congrats, Jeff, and I hope you are Nancy graduated from Northern Maine Technical Daily News as its business editor. Before enjoying the Georgia weather. College in the licensed practical nurse program joining the BDN, Matt worked at the Portland It must be Presque Isle news, this time and earned a bachelor’s degree from Husson Press Herald for eight years. Patrick Myers around, because I have some from my PIHS College. She is a family nurse practitioner at has joined the Piscataquis Regional YMCA as classmate, Clinton Deschene. Clint is the Houlton Family Practice at Houlton Regional director of marketing and membership. Patrick manager for the town of Hermon and has Hospital. She lives in New Limerick. was the founding executive director of the recently received the Credentialed Manager Center Theater, a post he held before joining designation from the International City-County the YMCA. Management Association. Clint has been town manager in Hermon for eight years and has more 1997 than 12 years of local government experience, previously serving as manager in Bradford. Clint Yolanda Sly 1995 and his wife, Jen, live in Hermon and have two 845 Route 17 A children, Reagan and Duke. Great job, Clint! Greenwood Lake, NY 10925 Keri Sewell Seitz So, maybe next time we’ll have another tie (202) 253-3083 cell 6 Algonquin Lane like in this column. I hope it was as fun for you [email protected] Brunswick, ME 04011 as it was for me! Please keep in touch—we’d [email protected] love to hear from you! Hello, Class of 1997- I hope this finds you well, enjoying summer On this bright, sunny, end of winter day, it is nice and gearing up for Homecoming 2011 —October to be thinking about summer! After such a long, 14, 15 and 16. My last visit to Maine was in snowy season, I’m starting to feel optimistic 1996 the spring. Kicked it off at Hero’s in Bangor, that I’ll see some green, soon. I hope that you 15th Reunion at Homecoming had a fabulous time catching up with Kristen are enjoying your own piece of sunshine while October 14-16, 2011 Andresen Lainsbury at Maine Maven (read you read this. below for more) and was completely surprised The Bangor Daily News printed a nice story by Andrea Poole Hauck ’04G, who managed Leah McBreairty about a locally produced variety show called to pull off my surprise shower and bachelorette 2147 Fairview Avenue “The Nite Show with Danny Cashman.” The talk party with some of my favorite people. Starting Missoula, MT 59801 show is filmed in Brewer and features local and the night at Margarita’s (just like college) umainel [email protected] out-of-state celebrities as well as Maine people before hitting some of Bangor’s local hotspots. and is based on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately—a Geddy’s Show.” Brian Catell and his band, Jump City Nancy Marth (G) earned her master’s degree speaker was missing. I had a wonderful time with Jazz, composed a new theme song for the in nursing from the University of Vermont, dear friends. A precursor to Homecoming—until show and presented it during the first filming. Burlington. She is a nurse practitioner at Brewer then, you can reach me or send me your news This led to performances by the band on each Medical Center’s Extended Care Services, at (new email) [email protected] or find me show. The show airs in Bangor on WABI-TV 5 part of Penobscot Community Health Care. on Facebook. at 11:30 Saturday nights and at midnight on She previously worked as a supervisory nurse I like to vacation in Maine; Acadia National

Summer 2011 53 Park, kayaking and maybe fishing. All lovely, president of the Maine Energy Marketers live in Windham. Scott Gurney is a partner in but really aside from seeing friends, I go to Association, special assistant to the president the law firm Ferris, Gurney & Crook in Waterville. Maine to shop. Those who know me shouldn’t of the Maine Senate, and manager for a number He graduated from Franklin Pierce Law School be surprised. I have a list of “must hits” before of local and regional political campaigns in and has been with the firm since 2008. I head home and I’m thrilled to add the Maine Maine. Chris lives in Bowdoinham, ME, with It’s always great to hear from classmates. Maven in Orono to the list. Located on Mill his wife and two daughters. He is also on the Send me a note or postcard with your update Street (right next to Park’s Hardware) the town’s finance advisory committee. and I’ll share it here in class notes. You can also boutique is owned and operated by Kristen Our classmates continue to excel in the find me on Facebook. Andresen Lainsbury and her husband, Jason area of education administration in Maine. Last ’00. It features all things Maine at a variety of fall, Cathy Jacobs (G) became the principal budgets, including: Sea Bags, Madder Root of Maranacook Community Middle School. linens, Angela Adams, Baxter Tea, jewelry by She previously served as the school’s dean of 2000 Maine artisans, and cute UMaine merchandise students. Also in the fall, Deborah Emery (G) good for any age and a must for any UMainer. became the principal of Dresden Elementary Heidi Dombrock Weaver For store hours and additional info, check School, which has about 100 students. She is 1730 Trappe Church Road Maine Maven on Facebook, Twitter, or www. also the principal at Henry L. Cottrell School in Darlington, MD 21034 mainemaven.com. Monmouth. [email protected] Congratulations to Chi Omega sister Greg Burns sent a note in March, “I’m still in Tristine Martin Currie on her new position as Chile and will be for another couple of months. senior business services officer for business After that, my writing and climbing are hopefully The weather has finally warmed up and now banking in the Maine District, Key Bank, reports going to take me to Brazil and Spain.” it is time to enjoy the summer months after a The Weekly. She supports the Bangor, Augusta, Thanks for sending me the notes with your long winter. The change of seasons brings central and coastal markets. updates. It is great to hear from all of you! Visit classmates’ news to share. Best wishes to Kathleen Steele on her us on Facebook at University of Maine Class of Congratulations to former women’s bas­ upcoming nuptials to Andrew Stevens. The 1998. ketball Black Bear, Amy Vachon, as she couple is planning a fall wedding. They live in coached the girls’ basketball team of McAuley Peoria, Arizona, where Kathleen independently High School in Portland to her first state final contracts with health care recruiting agencies basketball game as coach at the Augusta Civic as a speech therapist, reports the Bangor Daily 1999 Center this past March. Amy has a new position News. as assistant coach of the women’s basketball Congratulations to Jeremy Dube on his new team at the University of Maine. Andrea Downs Quenneville Classmate Eliza Currie joined the medical position as the hiring and training coordinator of 18 Four Winds Road the Bangor branch of Care and Comfort. Jeremy staff at Helen Hunt Health Center in Old Town, Merrimack, NH 03054 ME, a part of Penobscot Community Health has more than 13 years of experience providing [email protected] mental health services to children and families, Care (PCHC). Eliza’s practice centers on all reports The Weekly. He also is a Registered aspects of high-quality family medical care, Maine Guide, volunteer kayak instructor with Hello, Class of ’99. Hope all is well in your part including patient physicals, acute visits, and Downeast YMCA, and a Squeaky Wheels board of the world! health care maintenance. Eliza received her member. Congratulations are in order for Doug and M.S. in physician assistant studies from the Tara Eisner Kennedy, who became parents University of New England in Maine. Before this winter. Their daughter, Cora, was born in accepting her new position she was employed March. Wedding bells will soon be ringing for by Katahdin Valley Health Center, Patten, Maine. 1998 Christopher Labbe and Lisa Nadeau. The She is certified by the National Commission couple lives in Concord, NH. on Certification of Physician Assistants, has Ben Potenziano (G) is a strength and received NCGA Diabetes Recognition, the Maine Maj. Robert E. Brewer conditioning coach for the San Francisco Primary Care Assistance PA Excellence Award, 318 Ophelia Street Giants. He lives with his family in Chandler, AZ. and was chosen Physician Assistant of the Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4226 Jonathan Parker recently graduated from the Year by the Downeast Association of Physician umainel [email protected] Maine Warden Service Training Academy. He Assistances. She is currently accepting new is assigned to the Strong area district, which patients in the Old Town area. Last September, Michelle Obama invited serves the Farmington area. I, Heidi Dombrock Weaver, have recently Margaret “Miki” MacDonald (G) to the White Dave LaCouture is the senior vice president been accepted into the Million Dollar Realtors House to discuss the Affordable Healthcare Act. for the Odessa Jackalopes. After college, Dave Association of Harford County, MD. I began my She was one of only five nursing professionals and his wife, Amy Henderson LaCouture ‘05, real estate career in 2008 and have excelled in in the country invited for a panel with the First relocated to Cape Cod and then to Odessa, sales since then. I am licensed in Maryland and Lady for a call-in conference with 5,000 other TX. Their son Christian plays football and has specialize in buyer agency, seller agency, rental nursing professionals. Miki is the Maine state verbally committed to play at Texas A&M in two properties, and purchasing foreclosures. If any representative to the American Academy of years. classmates are moving to Maryland, I would Nurse Practitioners and a nurse practitioner at Amy Hall True joined Acadia Trust, an love to help you buy, sell, or rent a house in St. Joseph Internal Medicine in Bangor. investment advisory and trustee firm, in 2010. Maryland. Sail magazine named Belle Ryder’s Presto30 She is assistant vice president and manager Hope all is well with the Class of 2000. as the best cruising monohull boat under 50 feet of operations based in Portland. Amy lives Please contact me with news to share with your for 2011. Belle works with her parents in their in Portland with her husband and son. Ryan classmates. family business: Union River Boat Company Bishop joined Kennebunk Savings Bank as vice in Bucksport, ME, and is the co-owner of their president in corporate lending last August. He Black Bear sports, alumni marketing company, Ryder Boats. lives in Arundel and is an active member of the Chris Jackson recently joined Federle Portsmouth Rotary Club. events, class and UMaine group Mahoney’s government affairs team. He Stephen Dickson (Ph.D.) is a marine previously served as the senior governmental geologist with the Maine Geological Survey. pages, and much more— affairs specialist with the Maine State Chamber Kregg Jarvais joined People’s United Bank in of Commerce. He has also served as vice February. He and wife, Nikki Reed Jarvais ’00, umainealumni.com

54 MAINE Alumni Magazine Stephen P. Sawyer (G) has been named chief 2001 financial officer for Norton Community Hospital 2004 10th Reunion at Homecoming in Norton, VA. A former chief financial officer locally for St. Joseph Healthcare in Bangor, Dylan Mooney October 14-16, 2011 Stephen brings a wealth of experience to the P.O. Box 483 position. One of our own, Josh MacDonald, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Bonnie Joy Richards Dewkett has returned to our alma mater and has worked [email protected] 160 Shelter Rock Road #2 his way into the title of director of hockey Danbury, CT 06810 operations for both the men’s and women’s Wedding bells are ringing for a number of our (203) 794-1165 hockey teams. Josh and several of his student blkbearl [email protected] 2004 classmates recently. An October 2011 assistants earned some press this past season wedding is planned for Jessica Carter ’08G by saving some significant money for the men’s and Jessefa Murphy. Jessica studied human Hello, fellow alumni! Summer is here once again program by personally trucking the equipment development and family relations and is now and it’s hard to believe that this year marks the out to Michigan State University for the series a special education teacher at the Veazie 10th anniversary of our graduation! between the Spartans and Black Bears. Jason Community School. Jessefa is currently This summer Erin Quimby will marry Gregory Gwinn has been promoted to superintendent of attending our alma mater, and he is majoring Knerr. Erin is a pediatric oncology nurse at Penn Morrow Mountain State Park in North Carolina. in construction management. Jessefa is also State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. He’ll be responsible for the operations and now working as a quality control manager for This spring, Anna Kettell married administration, which includes staffing, training, Atlantic Defense Contractors. An upcoming Terence Donahue. She currently works as a visitor services, and education. fall wedding is also in the works for Andrew soil conservationist for the USDA-NRCS in Finally, after the last issue of MAINE Kittredge and Beth Gleason. Andrew studied Farmington, ME. Alumni Magazine, I would be remiss if I did engineering while in Orono, and is currently Matt Dewkett recently opened his not mention the recent accolades of Emily employed by CPM Constructors of Freeport. own photography business, Matt Dewkett Cain. Late fall was a tremendous time for Beth graduated from the University of Southern Photography. Matt specializes in sports Emily, as first she was honored with the Spirit Maine, and is a group facilitator at the Center photography. of Maine Achievement Award by the UMaine for Grieving Children in Portland. Judson Cake was the winner of the Alumni Association. The award is given to an This past fall, Natalia Mayhew and Benjamin Sugarloaf Uphill Climb. He won the three-mile, alum who demonstrates outstanding initiative, Hall ’06 were married. Natalia received a 2,500-foot climb with a time of 28 minutes and commitment, and accomplishment within the degree in communications, and is currently an 2 seconds. first 15 years of graduating. No doubt Emily administrator with Sunbury Medical Associates. Please remember to drop us a line with your was a well-deserved recipient of the award Ben received his degree in civil engineering, news! You can send it to the alumni office or with her track record of public service. As the and is currently a project engineer with Cianbro. directly to me at bonnie@thejoyfulorganizer. Democratic legislator from Orono, she has Earlier this spring, Molly Johnson tied the knot com. served as a member of the education committee, with Aaron Joyner. While at UMaine, Molly Thanks! appropriations committee, House chairwoman managed to receive degrees in journalism, of the appropriations committee, and finally in advertising, and English. Aaron received a November was elected House Minority Leader. degree in recreation and leisure studies from Emily has truly served this state well and served the University of Georgia at Athens, and both 2002 as a tremendous representative not only to the bride and groom are currently employed at Orono, but also to the Class of 2002! Walt Disney World. Nate Briggs Please feel free to send me updates at Some of our Black Bear athletes have also 92 Main Trail the addresses above or track me down on been making waves recently. Heather Ernest Hampden, ME 04444 Facebook. Your fellow classmates would love was one of six Black Bear student athletes nbriggs831 @hotmail.com to hear from you! to be recently inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to already having her jersey retired, she led the A warm Maine Hello to my fellow 2002 team in scoring four straight seasons (2000- classmates. Many thanks to Katie Braggins, who 2004) and ranks fifth on Maine’s all-time scoring graciously served as our class correspondent 2003 list. Another former basketball star was able to for many years. I hope to represent our class as have a belated homecoming when the women’s well as she did and wish her luck in her future Sara Green-Hamann basketball team hosted Navy this past fall. Julie endeavors. Please send news, updates, and 134 4th Street Veilleux came back to Alfond arena, but this photos for inclusion in future class columns to Bangor, ME 04401 time as the assistant coach of the Navy team. the address above—the Class of 2002 would [email protected] After her prestigious career as a Black Bear, love to hear from you! Julie embarked on a coaching career. Julie is Congratulations are in order for Tyler in her third year of coaching the Midshipmen, McIntosh, who became engaged to Deidra The Class of 2003 has been busy and there is and previously was a coach at Bowdoin. Also, Ham. The couple is planning a July 9, 2011, a lot to catch up with! Nicole Phair Rodway Jeff Ross was recently named as the new head wedding. gave birth to a baby girl, Abigail, in April and coach of Gardiner High School’s varsity hockey Fellow classmates are enjoying the fruits Christopher Hurd had baby Kylie in July of team. Jeff coached high school hockey as of their labors in their varying careers. Building 2010. Congratulations to the new parents! We recently as 2008 at Lewiston. on his experience as a supervisor and Island also have a wedding to announce. Andrew Some other members of the Class of 2004 Institute Fellow for Cranberry Isles, the Gaudet was recently married. Congrats to have also been earning some professional selectmen of Chebeague Island have appointed Andrew! accolades off the court as well. Shelly Moody Eric Dyer as town administrator. Mandy Cronin was recently named the 2011 Maine Teacher is still passionately pursuing her love of hockey. of the Year. As Teacher of the Year, Shelly will While she serves as the director of goaltender be traveling around the country, speaking to development at the M-Power hockey school in STAY CONNECTED various groups and schools. June Usher was Toronto, she became one of the goalies for the recently promoted to the position of branch Boston franchise of the new Canadian Women’s umainealumni.com manager of the new Bangor Savings Bank on Hockey League. We wish her much luck!

Summer 2011 55 Middle Street in Portland. selected for these commissions. Dan Cavallari is the author of Confusing the Chris Austin and Heidi Choate ’11G are Seasons, a novel that takes place in Northern engaged after a newsworthy proposal on Maine. Dan, who previously taught high school Alfond Arena’s center ice during the Boston English, lives in Flagstaff, AZ, with his wife, University game in January. The couple lives in Rachel, and is working on his next book, Men Bangor, where Chris manages the Applebee’s Waiting for Sleep. Neighborhood Grill and Bar. Congratulations to Leah Balentine and Benjamin Smith ’07 on their engagement! Leah is a first grade teacher at McGraw School in Hampden, and is working on 2005 a master’s degree in literacy. Leah and Benjamin plan to be married on August 6, 2011. Katharin Maureen Rodrigue is engaged to Richard Ian Mary (Gatchell-Fenderson) Gauvin South. The couple met in Mokpo, South Korea, P. O. Box 1032 where they were both teaching English as a Fort Drum, NY 13602 foreign language. Katharin is now employed as [email protected] a case manager for the Children’s Center and a dance instructor at Dance Unlimited in Augusta. Summer greetings, Class of 2005! By the time The couple is planning an October 28, 2011, you read this, there may be a future Black Bear wedding. newly arrived at the Gauvin household. Nick and Joshua Taylor and Robin Albert were married I are expecting and due the beginning of July! It Jason Houle ’05, who recently earned his doctor­ on December 4, 2010, at First Baptist Church was a very snowy winter here in upstate New ate at Pennsylvania State University, has been in Bangor. The reception was held in Orono. York, not unlike the UMaine area. Here’s hoping accepted to the Robert Wood Johnson Health Joshua is working as a foreman for Sargent you had a wonderful spring and are enjoying and Society Scholars program at the University Corp. Cornelius Sullivan (Ph.D.) and Kathryn summer to the fullest. of Wisconsin. Jason’s primary areas of research Davis ’10G were married on July 23, 2010, in As usual, our class has been busy! To and teaching are social stratification and mobil­ East Millinocket. Cornelius is a postdoctoral kick things off, I would like to congratulate ity, the sociology of mental health, and medical cancer researcher for the Maine Institute for some happy couples! Adam Turner ’06G sociology. Human Genetics and Health in Bangor. Amy married Ashley DeZurik on October 16, Mason ’08G and Christopher Sweeney were 2010, in Greenville, SC. Debra Larrabee (G) married on December 4, 2010, in Las Vegas, married Andrew Golden in December of 2010. Congratulations to an all-UMaine alum a and the couple honeymooned in Cancun. Amy Samantha Jones ’06G married Joshua Rosen capella group, Sidecar Heroes, on the release and Chris live on Long Island, where Amy works in May of this year, while Angela Filauro and of their CD. The group, which includes Dennis as a hall director and Chris will be finishing up Andrew Schroeder also had a spring wedding. Boyd, can be found on Facebook as well as at his last year of medical school at Stony Brook In engagement news, congratulations to Katie www.sidecarheroes.com. I highly recommend University next year. Charpentier and Randen Baker ’07! checking them out! Congratulations to Dr. Alison Pease, who Emily Dooling is currently the tobacco As another Class of 2005 column comes to a is now working as a veterinarian at Madison coordinator for Healthy Androscoggin, an close, I look forward to the next bunch of news! Animal Hospital in Madison, ME. She received organization that works to improve the public Please don’t hesitate to send me an email or her doctorate of veterinary medicine from the health of communities in Androscoggin County. Facebook message—I love hearing from you! University of Minnesota in 2010, where she was Dr. Rebekah Blanchette has joined Dr. Mark class valedictorian. Eggleston’s family dental practice in Bangor. The Abel Gleason II recently received a practice was also featured in a November 2010 promotion in the National Guard to Chief The Weekly article in regards to their donation Warrant Officer 2, Hampden, Company C, 1st of a Bioscan Phase Contrast Mircroscope and 2006 Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment. flat panel Neovo monitor to University College 5th Reunion at Homecoming Fans of ABC’s television show “The at Bangor’s Dental Health Program. Adrienne October 14-16. 2011 Bachelor” already know that St. John Valley Pelletier ’08G works at the alumni association native Ashley Hebert was a contestant during as the director of alumni giving. Liz D’Ambrose Mason this past season, hoping to win the heart of Christina Wentworth has started a business 14 Wedgewood Street bachelor Brad Womack. Hebert was one of the with Janyce Boynton. The duo, whose company Scarborough, ME 04074 final three contestants on the show, and was is called Madder Root, makes hand-stitched [email protected] eliminated when the two finalists were chosen. and hand-printed tea towels and napkins Ashley then became the Bachelorette in ABC’s that are eco-friendly and will soon also offer next season. Ashley lives in Philadelphia, PA, grocery bags. Their offerings can be found at Hello again, Class of ’06! I have some exciting where she studies dentistry. www.madderroot.etsy.com and the business is news to share! My husband, Jeffrey “Phil” based out of Old Town. Barbara Bourgoine (G) Mason, and I are now the parents to twin boys has become the literacy coordinator for grades Oliver Michael and Noah James. They were three through eight for RSU 38. She previously born on February 25, 2011, and we are busy Black Bear football, alumni events, worked as a literacy specialist at Readfield adjusting to life as a family of four! Elementary. Marcus Williams, a running back Jonathan Drew and Melinda Patterson- class and UMaine group pages, standout, was inducted into the 2010 UMaine Drew welcomed their first son into the world Sports Hall of Fame. on June 2, 2010. His name is Jonathan Emery tailgating, and Maine’s largest If you have access to the Bangor Daily Drew and he was born at Virtua Memorial craft fair. News, you can see Leamen Allen in action, Hospital in Mount Holly, NJ. Jonathan recently repairing the front gate at Stephen King’s ’70 graduated from Columbia Southern University ’87H Bangor home. The gate was damaged with his MBA in healthcare administration. He in a September accident. Leamen has vast has also been selected for a commission in the Homecoming 2011 experience with metalwork and has worked on US Air Force as a medical service corps officer. October 14-16 the Kings’ property before. This year there were only 25 active duty military

56 MAINE Alumni Magazine Alayna is currently a product manager and web ’09 are getting married on September 10th at 2007 developer at Hal Web Services in Portland. They Sacred Heart Church in Yarmouth. Amanda are planning to wed this July. Jamie Breard and graduated from Hodgdon High School in 2004 Jennifer Coleman Daniel Bibeau got married on June 25. Jamie and Adam graduated from Fort Kent Community 602 Cabot Street, Apt. 4 is an elementary teacher at the James Bean High School in 2005. Amanda and Adam both Beverly, MA 01915 School in Sydney. Classmates Taryn Buckley received degrees in civil engineering. Congrats [email protected] and Raymond Barlow wed on October 9, 2010, and best wishes to you all! in Milford, MA, where they currently live. Taryn Congratulations also go out to Karen Hadley and Ray recently earned their master’s degrees Keim (G) of Veazie for being appointed to serve Happy summer! After a snowy winter it’s nice to from Framingham State and Worcester State on the Permanent Commission on the Status see the sunshine and warm weather once again. University respectively. Kristen Benn ’08G and of Women in Maine. This announcement was Hopefully you all are having a great summer. Benjamin Briggs were married on April 16, made by the Girl Scouts of Maine, as Karen is As always, there is wonderful news about our 2011, in Woolwich, ME. They honeymooned in the president of the Girl Scouts of Maine board classmates to share. Jamaica and are moving to San Diego, CA. Ben, of directors. This appointment was made by In February, CBS started airing “Survivor: who recently graduated from medical school at Governor John Baldacci ’86. Redemption Island” featuring classmate Ashley the University of Vermont, will be completing his As always, keep the updates coming and I Underwood. Ashley was originally a member of residency at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. will see you next time! the Ometepe tribe, which included returning I hope you all enjoy the rest of the summer. castaway “Boston” Rob Mariano. Ashley quickly As always, if you have news to share please joined in an alliance with Rob, which brought send me an email and I will be happy to write her all the way to the final six with the rest of the about it! Ometepe tribe who made it to the merge with 2009 the other tribe, Zapatera. Ashley, who finished fourth, was voted out in May. Even though Abigail Zelz she didn’t win the million-dollar prize, a huge Alumni Publications congratulations goes out to Ashley for making 2008 P.O. Box 550 it as far as she did! Orono, ME 04473 In other news, Samuel Belknap III, who (207) 581-1137 Tara (Kierstead) Glasberg is currently a graduate student at UMaine in [email protected] 7 Goodridge Avenue #2 anthropology, was involved in an interesting Portland, ME 04103 discovery. Sam found a bone fragment from 207-400-9704 Hey, Class of 2009, who would like to write this the earliest confirmed domesticated dog in the [email protected] column? It only takes a little time twice a year— Americas while analyzing a dried-out sample of 207-400-9704 for the summer and the winter magazines. The human waste. This discovery provides evidence Class of ’09 needs a presence on these pages! that dogs were eaten by humans. Another As classmates move, change jobs, go to grad anthropology student and classmate, Andrea Hello, classmates! school, and marry, we want to keep track of Groves, was caught in the recent revolution in It is with a heavy heart that I share with people and their news. Tell us what’s happening Egypt in February. Before things got too bad, you the news of the passing of US Marine 1st in your life! Please use the contact information Andrea voluntarily left Egypt for Jordan. We’re Lt. James Zimmerman. James died while above to find out about contributing to the glad to know that Andrea made it through the conducting combat operations in Helmand MAINE Alumni Magazine. revolution safely! province, Afghanistan. He was based at Camp In the realm of new jobs, classmate Eric Lejeune, NC, and assigned to 2nd Battalion, Ouellette was hired as an assistant football 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute in II Marine Expeditionary Force. James was Troy, NY. Previously Eric was an assistant from Houlton and graduated from the Greater 2010 coach at Northeastern University in Boston. Houlton Christian Academy in 2003. James Former basketball standout Kevin Reed was enlisted in the Marines when he was still in high Abigail Zelz offered the head coaching position at Bangor school on March 21, 2003, which was the first Alumni Publications Christian Academy. After graduating, Kevin day of Operation Iraqi Freedom. James’ awards P.O. Box 550 played basketball professionally for three years include the National Defense Service Medal, Orono, ME 04473 in Europe. Leanne Condon was hired as the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on (207) 581-1137 new supervisor of curriculum, instruction, and Terrorism Service Medal, and NATO Medal-ISAF [email protected] assessment in the Mount Blue Regional School Afghanistan. In reading all the articles I have District. Leanne will be returning to Mount Blue, been sent, it is clear James was well loved and where she began her teaching career, after left behind many people who cared deeply for Happy summer, Class of 2010! We’d like to serving as the curriculum coordinator for RSD him, including his wife, Lynel Winters ’06, who create a column for your class. There’s lots of 52 in Turner. SAD 35 in South Berwick hired he married in 2008. More than 1,000 people news out there—it just needs to find its way into Renee Liepold to be its newest English teacher paid their respects at his funeral, including the alumni magazine. at Marshwood High School. Before teaching John Baldacci ’86, Mike Michaud, and Olympia Besides someone to write the Class of 2010 at Marshwood, Renee taught for three years Snowe ’69. On behalf of the Class of 2008, I column, we’d like lots of you to write and tell at Erskine Academy in South China and she send our thoughts and condolences to all who us what you’re doing and where you’re living. received the NCTE 2010 High School Teacher knew and loved James. You needn’t be an English or journalism major of Excellence Award by the Maine Council of In other news, wedding bells are ringing for to write the column. You only need a little English and Language Arts. Congratulations to some of our classmates. Samuel Roy of Old time and an interest in sharing news beyond all on your new jobs! Town wed Teagan O’Toole, also of Old Town, some Facebook updates. Please contact the Of course, there are lots of engagements on June 4th. James McLellan also planned alumni association at the above address to and weddings to celebrate. Stephanie Lauer a June wedding to Heather Miller. James is share your news or to become the 2010 class is currently engaged to Alex Baltos. Gregory currently employed by the Department of correspondent. Marston proposed to his fiancee, Kristen Marine Resources in Jonesboro and Heather is Albert. They plan a 2012 wedding. Alayna employed by the Bella Vita Salon in Machias. White was recently engaged to James Hebert. Amanda Fitzpatrick and Adam Jandreau Go Blue!

Summer 2011 57 Thanks, Alumni Association Interns!

you on vacation?

Scarborough, Maine Is just two hours north of Boston. But it feels a million miles from the crowds, the traffic, the grime and the stress of city living.

UMAA interns Sara Rowe ’11 and Megan Yet Scarborough is close to all the things a Look’11. successful business like yours needs to thrive:

Great commercial and industrial infrastructure Excellent schools and an educated workforce And some of the lowest taxes in the area

if UMAA interns, left to right: John Ames ’12, Meryl McLellan ’12, and Joe Lawlor ’09, ’11G get togeth­ Scarborough Economic er outside Buchanan Alumni House. Development Corporation (SEDCO) P.O. Box 550, Scarborough, Maine 04070-0550 p: 207-883-4893 > f: 207-883-8172 any thanks to our Alumni Associ­ www.sedco.scarborough.me.us Mation’s spring interns. During the spring 2011 semester, five students from the Maine School of Business joined Black Bear football, tailgating, reunions, the UMAA marketing and communica­ Maine's largest craft fair, and much more tions team to help with market research, social networking, and the Grad Fair. These students did a great job and their Make plans to attend enthusiasm and energy gave the UMAA staff a real boost. We wish them all the Homecoming 2011 best in their future endeavors! October 14-16

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Towns are in Maine unless otherwise noted.

1982 Alicia Johnson Nichols to Dave Snyder on 4-8-11 in Belfast. They honeymooned in Ashburnham, MA.

1999 Jason Baltes to Erin Campbell ’03 on 12-9- 10 in Camden. They are planning a honeymoon to Crete and live in South Portland.

2003 Marie Dionne to Jeremiah Gamble on 6-5-10 in Bangor.

2004 Jake Wildes to Heather Swanson ’05 on 10- 10-10 at Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley. They live in Jonestown, PA. Heather Petley to Bryan James on 7-17-10 in Waterville. They live in Eagle Mouintain, UT. Sam Irish to Michelle Cormier ’05 on 10-3- 10 in Scarborough. They honeymooned in Bar Harbor and reside in Hollis Center.

2005 Jennifer Avery to Christopher Albert on 6-26- Groom Jake Wildes ’04 is carried away by his new wife, Heather Swanson ’05 (front), and her brides­ 10 in Old Town. They honeymooned in Mexico maids (left to right) Lauren Swigart, Araceli Rey, Katie Tweedie ’06, Ashley Lamoreau ’07, ’10G, and and reside in Belfast. Debra Larrabee to Andrew Golden on 12- Shannon Bowen. Jake and Heather were married on October 10, 2010, at Saddleback Mountain. They were high school sweethearts at Cony High and had an extra long engagement so they could be mar­ 18-10 in Augusta. They took a wedding trip to ried on 10-10-10. The couple now lives in Jonestown, Pennsylvania. New York City and live in Waterville. Samantha Brooke to Benjamin Baron-Taltre on 11-10-10 in Honolulu, HI.

2006 Heather McLean to Nate Boutin on 6-26-10 in Auburn. They took a wedding trip to St. Lucia and reside in Brookline, MA. Amy Marie Atkins to Joseph David Robitaille on 7-17-10 in Newry. They took a wedding trip to Maui and live in Oakland. Amy Mason to Christopher Sweeney on 12- 4-10 in Las Vegas, NV. They honeymooned in Cancun and live on Long Island, NY.

2007 Bethany C. Asquith to Davis M. Walsh on 7-10-10 in Pine Point. They traveled to Paris and reside in Old Town. Taryn Buckley to Raymond Barlow on 10- 109- in Milford, MA. They honeymooned at Sandals Grande Antigua and live in Milford. Diadem Strout to Jesse Washburn on 10-9-10 in Eddington. They honeymooned in Mexico.

Amy Mason ’06 and Christopher Sweeney 2008 Alicia Johnson Nichols ’82 and Dave Snyder ’06 were married on December 4, 2010, in Brian Andre to Jenny Lynne Beaulieu on 8-14- of Newport, ME, were married at the gazebo 10 in Hinckley. They took a wedding cruise to on the harbor in Belfast, ME, on April 8, 2011. Las Vegas, and the couple honeymooned in the Caribbean and live in Skowhegan. Alicia’s consulting firm, Alicia J. Nichols Cancun. Amy and Chris live on Long Island, Fundraising Counsel, advises nonprofits where Amy works as a hall director and Chris will be finishing up his last year of medical 2010 throughout Maine and Dave is a musician school at Stony Brook University next year. Thomas Provencal to Samantha Michaud on and song writer. 23-1010- in Winslow. They live in Sartell, MN. Send your wedding information to [email protected]. Summer 2011 59 Deaths

Unless otherwise indicated, all locations listed 1938 Gorham Homer Wilbur, 90, of Wilsonville, OR, are in Maine. Also, sometimes we are not no­ James Oliver Armstrong, 93, of Norfolk, VA, on 10-28-10. on 12-10-09. tified about alumni deaths in a timely manner. Edwin Stanley Costrell, 97, of Gaithersburg, 1942 Death notices from more than five years ago MD, on 12-8-10. Frank Eugene Brewster, 90, of Burnt Hills, are not listed in the magazine. However, our Alice Marcia Harvey Hunt, 94, of NY, on 2-14-11. online obituaries at umainealumni.com include Williamsburg, VA, on 12-17-10. Arthur Chester Crapo, 94, of Weymouth, MA, Madeleine Davis Johnstone, 95, of Selma, on 1-18-11. all alumni deaths of which we are aware. AL, on 10-3-10. Robert Bowman Deering, 90, of Davis, CA, Charles Henry Lang, 95, of Belfast, on 12- on 12-1-10. 1928 24-10. Samuel Dyer, Jr, 91, of Framingham, MA, on Mary Agnes McGuire, 104, of Stonington, on Robert Hall Plimpton, 95, of Asheville, NC, on 6-12-11. 15-10.1- 21-31-10. Warren Hamlin Fish, 93, of WA, on 12-9-10. Barbara Brown Roundy, 93, of West Bath, on Vincent John LaFlamme, 92, of Westfield, NY, 1931 10-11.1- on 11-16-10 Arthur Carlton Warren, 102, of Lexington, Charles Stanward Russell, 91, of Muskegon, Virginia May Mansfield, 90, of Medway, MA, MA, on 2-19-11. Ml, on 6-8-08. on 7-2-10. Rudolph Charles Sadler, 94, of Albuquerque, Clarence Sidney Nichols, 89, of Richmond, 1932 NM, on 1-26-11. VA, on 7-14-10. Josephine Carbone Beckwith, 99, of Veazie, Richard Ward, 94, of Mill Valley, CA, on 1-25- Crosby Gardner Patterson, 97, of Verona on 6-17-11. 11. Island, on 4-11-11. Marion Findlen Duesing, 89, of Fort Fairfield, William Bell Watkins, 92, of Berryville, VA, on Robert Rider Washburn, 92, of Augusta, on on 11-27-10. 11-30-09. 11-11.1- Erma Gross Haley, 96, of Morro Bay, CA, on 3-11-05. 1939 1943 Francis Davidson Murphy, 101, of Windsor, Josephine Luella Greene Atley, 94, of Rachel Alden, 91, of Dover-Foxcroft, on 1-3- on 1-20-11. Crescent, PA, on 12-27-10. 11. Ralph Lewis Demont, 96, of Orleans, MA, on Millard Otis Boss, 90, of Ottawa, Ontario, 1933 3-22-11. Canada, on 12-17-10. Bernard J. Mann, 101, of Bangor, on 4-26-11. Robert Wendell Doe, 93, of Westernport, MD, Warren Lincoln Foss, 89, of Indian Harbour William Corliss Staples, 98, of Presque Isle, on 3-10-11. Beach, FL, on 12-4-10. and Fort Myers, FL, on 11-18-10. John Sherwood Edwards, 93, of Easton, CT, Robert Fiske Keniston, 90, of Bethel, on on 11-17-10. 3-29-11. 1934 Ann Quincy Bartlett Fox, 91, of Rocky Face, Ralph Anthony Kluchen, 90, of Marietta, GA, Richard Carter Alden, 97, of New Harbor, on GA, on 5-30-10. on 12-23-10. 1-14-11. Harry Horn Halliday, 93, of Yarmouthport, MA, Carlton Lorin Morse, Jr., 90, of Scarborough, Lillian Russell Foster, 79, of Norwalk, CT, on on 2-5-11. on 1-9-11. 93.10- Althea West Jacobs, 92, of FL, on 11-21-09. Martin Mortimer Scher, 88, of NYC, NY, on Henry James McCusker, 99, of Fort Charlotte Edith King Pierce, 94, of Wooster, 12-27-10. Lauderdale, FL, and Yarmouthport, MA, on OH, on 2-16-11. Janet Grace Monohon Watson, 89, of 12-15-10. Sandwich, MA, on 1-27-11. 1940 1935 Lincoln Brudno, 92, of Advance, NC, on 11- 1944 Elizabeth Schiro Baker Bensley, 94, of 18-10. Carol Irvine Adams, 88, of Bangor, on 6-3-11. Riverdale, NY, on 6-6-10. Philip Edward Curtis, 92, of San Antonio, TX, Ester Randall Bacas, 87, of Washington, DC, Isobel Josephine Freeman, 97, of Lynn, MA, on 1-29-11. on 6-11-11. on 2-12-11. Barbara Ellen Crocker Goodrich, 90, of Howard Edward Dimitre, 88, of Rowley, MA, Holden, ME, on 2-18-11. on 12-1-10. 1936 Thelma Brown Groth, 84, of Mercedes, TX, on Marjorie Louise Butler Rich Olsen, 87, of John Frederick Adams, 95, of Dixfield, on 1-21-02. Hillsborough, OR, on 12-20-10. 26-10.10- Ramona Hincks Leighton, 93, of Lisbon Falls, Earland Kingsley Sleight, 88, of Orono, on Ann Laure Schernecker Engler, 90, of Los on 5-29-11. 1- 7-11. Angles, CA, on 12-10-03. Robert Elwood Murphy, 92, of Manchester, Philip Porter Snow, 96, of West Palm Beach, NH, on 5-12-11. 1945 FL, on 6-7-11. Richard Simmons Piper, 92, of Roseville, MN, Verne Allison Byers, 83, of Farmington, ME, Phylis Hamilton Webster, 95, of Englewood, on 7-1-10. on 3-7-11. FL, on 6-8-11. Allen Robert Crooker, Sr., 87, of Mechanic 1941 Falls, on 1-13-11. 1937 Joanna Holmes Evans Bardo, 91, of Elizabeth Leighton Collis Eck, 87, of William Freeman Bishop, 94, of Caribou, on Wiscasset, on 1 -29-11. Kissimmee, FL, on 12-25-10. 12-25-10. Gordon Elms Chase, 92, of San Jose, CA, on Jennie Manson Hermanson, 88, of Paso Lloyd Allen Buckminster, 96, of Hudson, Wl, 11-10-10. Robles, CA, on 2-16-11. on 11-26-10. Robert Burrill Goodwin, 91, of Newton, NJ, Robert Goodale Martin, 87, of Belgrade, on Martha Simmons “Patty” Garroway, 96, of on 3-30-11. 2- 13-11. Scarborough, on 12-23-10. Jean Margaret Peirce, 91, of Newport, Rl, on Josephine Isabelle Clark Meloon, 86, of 24-11.1- Lunenburg, MA, on 12-3-10.

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Claranne Hamilton Pitt, 86, of Winter Harbor, 10. on 1-22-11. Warren Edward Thurston, 87, of South Mary Elizabeth Hurley Rissel, 87, of Florence, Portland, on 12-17-10. SC, on 12-8-10. Frank Hunt Tingley, 91, of Fairfield, CT, on 2-28-11. 1946 John Miller Whitmore, 83, of Ellsworth on Kenneth Lester Cobb, 86, of Green Valley, AZ, 30-11.1- on 12-30-10. Norman W. Worthington, 93, of Lewiston, in Thomas Garvin, 85, of Strong, on 3-30-11. 9-10. Albert Simon Povich, 86, of Bethesda, MD, on Linwood Frank Wright, 85, on 5-17-11. 11-11.2- 1951 1947 Ruth Wentworth Gilchrist Addison, 83, of Robert Rogers Chaplin, 85, of Southern Farmington, CT, on 3-23-11. Pines, NC, on 3-1-11. Vernon L. Bolster, 100, of New Gloucester, on Frances Catherine George, 83, of Dennisport, 3-26-11. MA, on 11-20-10. Roger Hoyt Brown, 84, of Indialantic, FL, on Proctor Wayne Ransden, 88, of Marstons 1-16-11. Mills, MA, on 12-29-10. Michael Caras, 89, of Saco, on 11-20-10. Florence Evelyn Sawyer Roberts, 85, of William Alden Chase, 84, of Jackson, MS, on Clermont, FL, on 11-21-10. Harry Halliday ’39 (right) receiving the 11-11.1- Block “M” Award from Jim Goff ’63. Mary-Agnes Clisham, 93, of Bangor, on 2-24- 1948 11. Leroy Wendell Chase, 83, on 7-29-10. William John Dawe, 89, of Brewer, on 3-15- Robert William Coffin, 92, of Harrington, on Harry Halliday 11. 20-11.2- Richard Owen Emmons, 84, of Atkinson, NH, James George Wilson Garvin, Jr., 89, of Class of ’39 on 6-25-10. Palmetto, FL, on 2-6-11. Robert Elton Fales, 82, of Damariscotta, on Helen Beckler Mooers, 85, of Orono and Loyal UMaine alumnus Harry Halliday 6-11.1- Durham, on 4-2-11. ’39 died on February 5 in West Yar- Alden Garfield Finley, 86, on 10-23-09. Evelyn Shur Rudy, 84, of Falmouth, on 2-1 -11. Mary Calkin Folsom, 80, of West Townshend, Bertram Ellis Thorne, 87, of Peabody, MA, on mouthport, MA. He was 93. VT, on 12-26-10. 6-11-11. A pioneer in the health care industry, William Farnham Folsom, 83, of North Fort Harry was owner and operator of Hal­ Myers, FL, on 5-29-11. Robertta “Robin” Conant Foster, 87, of 1949 liday Hospital Supply. Albert Alfred Arcand, 87, of Bainbridge Island, Ipswich, MA, on 11-11-10. WA, on 12-3-10. Harry served as Class of 1939 agent Jeremiah Patrick Gallagher, 83, of Presque Clifton Scribner Clarke, 87, of Augusta, on and for years was active in the Boston Isle, on 3-5-11. 2-5-11. alumni group. Harlan Brice Goff, 81, of Kennebunk, on 2-15- Barbara McFarland Cummings, 84, of Keene, 11. NH, on 3-25-11. Horace Hunt Gordon, Jr., 84, of Bangor, on William Ross Gowen, 84, of Casco, on 1-27- Philo “Burt” Burton Cressey, Jr., 85, of 6- 13-11. 11. Portland, on 3-6-11. Elton Raymond Gosse, 80, of Windham, on Jack Merle Hiltz, 85, on 3-19-10. George Roberts Gray, 84, of Vero Beach, FL, 21-11.1- Evan Raymond Johnson, 85, of Bloomfield, on 5-17-11. Jeremiah James Griffon, 83, of Derry, NH, on CT, on 1-10-11. Jerry Giles Haynes, 85, of Winslow, on 4-5- 5-18-11. Arthur Dean Linnell, 82, of South Portland, on 11. Harry Ripley Hulley, 82, of CA, on 8-3-10. 1-10.12- Melvin Adelbert Lane, 84, of Millinocket, on Harold Byron Jones, Jr., 81, of Brewer, on John Alexander Malcomson, 87, of Avon 18-11.2- 3-4-11. Lake, OH, on 11-30-10. Philip Hudson Lowell, Sr., 83, of Gorham, on Julia “Judy” Lee Black Marden, 82, of Elbert George Moulton, Jr., 85, of 6-15-11. Whitefield, on 1-19-11. Townshend, VT, on 5-1 -11. Frederick Benedict Nicola, 86, of Old Town, Barnaby Warren McAuslan, 81, of Warrenton, Wray Dexter Simpson, 87, of Fort Myers, FL, on 4-9-09. NC, on 4-22-11. on 2-22-11. Joanne Libby Olson, 82, of Swampscott, MA, Kenneth Parker Miller, 86, of Auburn, on 3-9- Kenneth Francis Stetson, 85, of Centerville, on 2-11-11. 11. OH, on 4-22-10. John Russell Parker, 86, of Springvale, on Richard Roger Plourde, 84, of Edinburg, on 6-4-11. 28-11.1- 1950 Robert Gray Redman, 84, of Augusta, on Charles Amos St. Onge, 85, of Orlando, FL, Paul Emile Albert, 87, of Madawaska, on 2-11.5- on 4-26-11. 16-11.1- Willard Clifton Sawyer, 85, of Daytona Beach, Earl Martin Tibbetts, 84, of Portland, on 5-20- Louis Nelson Baker, 86, of Wilton, CT, on FL, on 12-7-2010. 11. 2-22-11. Mark Warren Sewall, 85, of Nokomis, FL, on Francis Ray Titcomb, 83, of Deland, FL, on Harriet Elwell Barnard, 82, of Augusta, on 2-11.1- 7- 5-10. 11-18-10. Lloyd Albert Skiffington, 86, of Ashland, MA, Charles Willard Walls, Jr., 76, of Winter George Herbert Bragdon, 84, Richmond, VA, on 3-23-11. Spring, FL, on 3-30-06. on 5-17-11. Robert S. Spear, 84, of Wiscasset, on 9-30- Robert Burton Whited, 82, of Bridgewater, on

Summer 2011 61 4- 22-11. Beach, FL, on 1-1-11. 1958 Ivan Washburn Whitney, 82, of Bar Harbor, on W. Eugene Pease, 78, of Millinocket, on 3-6- Richard Donald Bunt, 80, of Corning, NY, on 20-10.11- 11. 29-11.3- Albert Henry Ralph, Jr., 79, on 8-3-10. James Chester Burnham, 74, of Naples, on 1952 Norris Williams Stilphen, 91, of Sanford, on 3- 9-11. Richard Douglas Crosby, 81, of Stockton 12-16-10. Lois Marie Babkirk Comeau, 75, of Old Town, Springs, on 2-26-11. on 5-12-11. Yvonne Marie McCarthy Farnsworth, 81, of 1955 Robert Crandlemire Farnsworth, 77, of Hallowell, on 11-24-10. Richard Markham Bailey, 80, of Tampa, FL, Skowhegan, on 3-8-11. Ronald Leroy Gerard, 83, of Madawaska, on on 11-28-10. Thomas Prince Hosmer, 75, of York, on 5-11- 9-1-10. Gilbert Lauren Beliveau, 78, of Augusta, on 11. Philip Newman Harris, 87, of Skowhegan, on 5-8-11. Barbara Mary Leonard, 93, of Brunswick, on 1- 7-11. Robert E. Fales, 82, of Damariscotta on 1-6- 6-9-11. Andre “Andy” Richard Hemond, of Falmouth, 11. Joseph Franklin McBrine, 78, of Bangor, on on 2-12-11. John Jordan, Jr., 78, of St. Pete Beach, FL, 4- 16-11. Malcolm Edward Jones, 81, of Bangor, on on 5-21-11. Clifton Earle McLaughlin, 76, of Villanova, PA, 5- 8-11. Althea Applebee Lowell, 76, of Enfield, on on 1-8-11. Helen Pendleton Kenney, 80, of Williamsburg, 2-23-11. Horace Philbrick Rowe, 79, of Freeport, on VA, on 3-1-11. Frank Jordan Roberts, 77, on 2-17-09. 11-6-10. George Edwin Kirk, 87, of Orlando, FL, on Frank Eugene Sleeper III, 76, of Columbus, Richard Shelton, 74, of Trenton, on 12-18-10. 2- 23-11. OH, on 1-20-11. Paul Harriman Perry, 79, of Swanville, on Peter Gordon Standley, 77, of East Hampton, 1959 5-15-11. CT, on 1-8-11. Philip M. Bryer, Jr., 79, of East Bridgewater, Donald Joseph Regan, 83, of Berlin, CT, on MA, on 12-2-10. 1- 13-11. 1956 Robert Fred Cook, 74, of Bridgewater, on Mose Angelo Russo, 83, of Sebago, on 12- Ernest Clifford Albin, Jr., 77, of Weston, CT, 6-14-11. 20-10. on 12-2-10. Corinne Anderson Garrett, 74 of Sarasota, Walter Perker Schurman, Jr., 88, of Fort Paul Raymond Belyea, 76, of Tucson, AZ, on FL, on 2-16-11. Pierce, FL, on 1-31-11. 5-22-11. Isabelle Florence Libby, 84, of Corinna, on Louis Edward Stone, 83, of Hampden, on Alice Joan Acheson Bridge, 79, of Augusta, 1-11-11. 2- 13-11. on 11-14-10. Mildred Dorothy MacComb, 82, of Pittston, Dana Earl Warren, 81, of Vero Beach, FL, and John Monroe Hardy, 80, of Port Charlotte, FL, on 11-12-10. Avon, CT, on 2-6-11. on 4-10-11. Stanley John Norbert, 81, of Falmouth, on Richard Dennis Livingstone, 82, of Seminole, I- 14-11. 1953 FL, on 3-31-11. Paul Orcutt, 82, of Natick, MA, on 5-10-11. Karl Michael Brooks, 84, of Thomaston, on Freida Joan Clement McLaughlin, 76, of Paul Joseph Pepin, 80, of Newport, on 11- 11-30-10. Mountain Home, ID, on 12-3-10. 20-10. Lehan “Pete” Allerton Edwards, 79, of Arthur Emerson Page, 74, of Eliot, on 10-23- Donald Greydon Piper, 75, of Gainesville, FL, Winthrop, on 1-13-11. 08. on 12-20-10. Donald Raymond Erickson, 81, of Cape George Lougee Rogers, 76, of York Harbor, John Warren Porter, 78, of Cumberland, on Elizabeth, on 2-22-11. on 4-2-11. II- 14-10. Carole Griney Ford, 79, of Jensen Beach, FL, Wilbur Benjamin Sadleir, 85, of Dover, DE, on Thomas Henry Sawyer, 75, of Augusta, on on 5-27-11. 12-27-08. 11-11.6- James Herbert Hunter, 79, of Presque Isle, on Hans Alexander van Leer, 76, of Trumans­ Cecilia Rafuse Shurtleff, 96, of Rumford, on 3- 19-11. burg, NY, on 12-11-10. 11-20-10. Michael Louis Posner, 79, of Washington, Germaine Myers Whitney, 76, of York, on Bertrand Christopher Turmel, 77, of Jay, on DC, on 3-11-11. 4- 2-11. 12-4-10. Gainor Helene McGorrill Ventresco, 80, of Norman Frederick Wilson, 76, of Augusta, Deer Isle, on 3-27-11. GA, on 3-19-11. 1960 Bernard Jay Williams, 79, of Washington, DC, Frank Joseph Antonucci, Jr., 72, of Winthrop, on 12-4-10. 1957 on 4-17-11. Neal Hasty Bragdon, 78, of Scarborough, on Harland W. Banks, 75, of Gorham, on 4-6-11. 1954 11-6-10. Lawrence Sumner Cole, 72, of Saco, on Doris Isabel Alexander, 77, of Dennisport, Jerry Douglas Burkett, 75, of Richmond, VA, 5- 19-11. MA, on 6-29-10. on 12-29-10. Rodney Lewis Hill, 77, of Augusta, on 3-28- Natalie Rachel Barakat, 76, on 1-24-10. Phillip Virgie Jacobson, 75, of Portland, on 11. Charles Kirby Barnes, 79, of Jefferson, on 12-18-10. Wallace Jaffee, 83, of Portland, on 1-9-09. 1-13-11. Bradford Leach, 73, of Wakefield, MA on Almond Richard Jude, 80, of Grand Island, Clifton Ellis George, 79, on 12-19-10. 5- 20-10. FL, on 4-28-11. Calvin Frederick Grass, 84, of Standish, on John Lewis Libby, 74, of Bedford, MA, on Frank Lionel Littlefield, 78, of Middleboro, 4- 16-11. 12-20-10. MA, on 12-28-10. Colwyn Fenton Haskell, 78, of Auburn, on John Arthur Stevenson, 75, of Mooresville, Robert George McBurnie, 72, of Fort 1-11.3- NC, on 11-8-10. Fairfield, on 12-1-10. Ralph Dayton Howard, 78, of South Portland, Garret Frederick VanWart, 76, of Scituate, Elliott Richard Sampson, 71, of Concord, NH, on 12-12-10. MA, on 4-13-11. on 1-6-11. Joseph Lawrence Kriteman, 82, of Delray

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1961 Margaret Regina Weaver, 85, of Horseheads, 12-30-10. Frank Edward Bishop, 72, of Sedona, AZ, on NY, on 6-29-09. Harvey Richard King, 69, of Searsmont, on 4- 22-11. 5-11-11. Shirley Frances Marshall Card, 90, of 1965 Esther Staples Mair, 92, of Westbrook, on Auburn, on 11-19-10. William Grant Fiedler, 68, of Oakland, on 3-14-11. Paul Alfred Kimball, 71, of Framingham, on 1- 14-10. Thomas Allen McAllister, 66, of Buxton, on 5- 6-11. Peter Hopkins Fitzgerald, 71, of Houston, TX, 2-21-11. Martha Verne Webster Libby, 70, of Bedford, on 12-9-10. Louise Savage Moore, 93, of Grand Lake MA, on 8-20-09. Jane Hormell Kiah, 68, of Meredith, NH, on Stream, on 2-11-11. Mona Rae Smith Markie, 78, of Chandler, AZ, 4- 25-11. Thomas MacLeod Rand, 64, of Falmouth, on on 5-15-11. John Douglas Kimble, 68, of Norway, in 6-11. 11-21-10. Jean Carole Stalmuke McGuire, of Bethel, on David James Lyon, 67, of Perham, on 12-24- 5-31-11. 10. 1969 Kenneth Donald Murch, 72, of El Paso, TX, Priscilla Louise Easter Missita, 68, of Boca Geoffrey Belyea Bray, 61, of Lewiston, on on 4-24-11. Raton, FL, on 1-10-11. 5-3-11. John Garfield Plummer, 71, of Crossville, TN, Jacqueline Gracia Tremblay Ryan, 67, of Michael Allan Buchanan, 64, of Lake Worth, on 12-5-10. Richmond, on 2-7-11. FL, on 6-7-11. Theresa Margaret Carroll Seay, 67, of Wake Nancy Ann Crane, 63, of West Grove, PA, on 1962 Forest, NC, on 5-22-11. 3-11-11. Harold Everett Halliday, 71, of Belfast, on Kenneth Arthur Willard, 67, of Limington, on Ellen Norma Veilleux Didsbury, 64, of Jupiter, 5-2-11. 12-19-10. FL, on 12-18-10. Frederick Joseph Schwink, 75, of Bremen, Judith Ann Williams-Garcia, 67, of Gorham, Eleanor Nelson Dorr, 84, of Lincolnville on 2-14-11. on 2-24-11. Center, on 1-11-11. Terrence Arthur Smith, 71, of Hartford, on Frances Kowalzyk McInnis, 87, of Rumford, 1-24-11. 1966 on 2-15-11. Beverly Joyce Tripp, 81, of Poland, on 5-10- Donald Malcolm Bisset, 84, of Jefferson, on James Lindley Peavey, 69, of Moneta, VA, on 11. 11-26-10. 2- 3-11. John Burton Cahoon, 72, of Bangor, on 5-13- 1963 11. 1970 Adelaide Look Damon, 92, of Jonesboro, on George Edward Carver, 69, of Kingsport, TN, Richard Viles Beedy, 77, of Auburn, on 12- 4-18-11. on 9-16-09. 10.7- Mae Osgood Smith Gee, 69, of Crawford, on Anna Marie Dipietrantonio, 66, of Portland, Michael Dona Chretien, 62, of Westbrook, on 3- 3-11. on 12-24-10. 3- 31-11. Stephen Farr Judy, 70, of Dedham, on 2-14- Carol Pike Doane, 66, of Topsham, on 6-1 -11. Jean Alice Connon, 62, of Hope, on 5-24-11. 11. Thomas Furman, 67, of Winslow, on 12-19- John Russell Duym, 63, of Blue Hill, on 1-5- Ann Louise Crichton Karter, 70, of Osprey, 10. 11. FL, on 4-29-11. Wayne Gilbert Harvey, 66, of Brewer, on 1 -29- Mary Ann Greenlaw Gardner, 62, of Bangor, Eleanor Goodale Lord, 84, of Hampden, on 11. on 12-30-10. I- 9-11. Rachel Cyrenia Heath, 68, of Bangor, on William Edward Jackson, 83, of Mendota Kenneth Filmore Morgan, 70, of Bangor, on 5- 19-11. Heights, MN, and Somerville, MA, on 9-24-10. 4- 30-11. Byron E. Kopel, 66, of Enfield, CT, on 1-5-11. Carolyn Edmonds Lail, 62, of Siler City, NC, Joyce Merrill Landon Rahim, 68, of Leesburg, David William Libby, 67, of Greensboro, NC, on 12-1-10. VA, on 1-14-10. on 5-23-11. Roger Michael Lane, 63, of Austin, TX, on Robert Patrick Tymoczko, 68, of Lewiston, Karen E. Seaman, 56, of North Eastham, MA, 12-31-10. on 5-9-11. on 1-14-01. Gail Lillace Hewett Merrick, 60, of Dean W. Stoddard, 66, of Spokane, WA, on Skowhegan, on 1-20-11. 1964 5-22-11. Madeline Boles Reed, 95, of Rollinsford, NH, Virginia Corbett, 70, of Austin, TX, on 4-26-11. on 1-11-11. Norman Henry Dodge, 68, of Hulls Cove, on 1967 3-14-11. Silas Stanley Hagar, 79, of Toms River, NJ, on 1971 Gary Matthew Gilligan, 68, of Sheffield, MA, 2- 2-11. Judith Maunder Curran, 64, of Benton, on on 5-1-11. Alice Bocquel Hartwell, 97, of Waterville, on 2- 17-11. James Wayne Grant, 72, of Oakland, on 12- 1-4-11. James Edward Day, 65, of Biddeford, on II- 10. Susan Ellen Ginn Hodges, 66, of Amherst, 1-28-11. Ruth Virginia Hawes, 94, of Waterville, on NH, on 1-31-11. John Bruce Greenleaf, 61, of Monson, on 11-23-10. Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Jordan, 68, of 11-13-10. David Thomas McLeod, 68, of South Freeport, on 1-16-11. Kathy Adams I Iler, 61, of Northport, AL, on Portland, on 11-16-10. Rev. Stanley John Parker, 91, of 1-16-11. Frances Irvine Mealey, 91, of Fairfield, on Hendersonville, NC, on 3-7-11. Marlene Rusell Light, 79, of Stockton 1- 27-11. Linda Lee Taylor, 65, of Lexington Township, Springs, on 1-10-11. Judith Ward Raven, 70, of Palermo, on 1-4- on 3-22-11. James Terrence Nahra, 65, of Old Town, on 11. 3- 3-11. Anthony J. Smith, 67, of Nicolet, Quebec, 1968 Kenneth Langeland Nyberg, of Bakersfield, Canada, on 4-29-10. Clyde Junion Haden, 84, of Greenville, Rl, on CA, on 11-24-10. Louise Dircksen Watts, 92, of Machias, on 3-25-09. 2- 20-11. John Michael Haskell, 66, of Bowdoinham, on

Summer 2011 63 1972 26-11.4- Barry Joseph McDonald, 60, of Jonesport, on 1984 1-25-11. Jacqueline B. O’Roak, 80, of Sherman, on Sylvia Gordon Gray Noyes, 85, of Sullivan, on 11-26-10. 27-11.3- Caroline Mary Vigue Taylor, 60, of 1985 Washington, on 1 -11 -11. Stephen M. Knight, 47, of Dillsburg, PA, on 1- 14-11. 1973 Marie Liberty, 76, of Lamoine, on 3-11 -11. Maurice Freeman Curtis, 92, of Bangor, on 12-1-10. 1986 William Blake Goodwin, 60, of Portland, on Cary Arthur O’Neill, 48, of Scarborough, on 1- 15-11. 11-18-10. Kenneth Alan Miller, 66, of CA, on 1-17-10. Colburn Ray Welch, 59, of Bangor, on 12-19- 1987 10. Eric Beenfeldt, 66, of Belfast, on 12-15-10. Royston “Nickey” English Thomas Henry Higgins, 48, of Sanford, on 1974 4-2-11. Paul Michael Bourgoin, 66, of Mesa, AZ, on Class of 2002 2- 9-11. 1988 Norman Robert Buck, 59, of Old Town, on Royston O. “Nickey” English, 33, of Melissa S. Kleiner Pettingill, 45, of 3- 17-11. Waltham, MA, died of lung cancer on Scarborough, on 12-3-10. Simonne LaFlamme, 85, of Portland, on 6-4- February 24, 2011. Born in Jamaica, he 11. 1989 Richard Allen Ristau, 59, of Vero Beach, FL, immigrated with his family as a young boy Cynthia A. Leach, 71, of Bucksport, on 11 - on 5-1-11. and became an All Scholastic Football star 21-10. Maureen Redman Rodrigue, 57, of Augusta, at Waltham High School. on 6-9-11. 1993 At UMaine, he was a star running back. Margaret A. Stanley-Small, 64, of Rockport, 1975 His teammates described him as tough on on 5-3-11. Mary Freeman Blankstein, 79, of St. the field, but with a positive outlook and an Genie Genesis Verge, of Bangor, on 2-25-11. Petersburg, FL, on 3-3-11. infectious laugh. He was the University’s Thomas J. Dunn, 64, of Greenville, NC, on 1994 fourth career rushing leader with 2,842 12-16-10. Brenda M. Benedix Whitley, 38, of Gardiner, Ronald Phillip Renaud, 62, of Alexander, on yards. After graduation, he was employed on 2-11-10. 5-3-11. as a personal trainer. Thomas Pat Sesto, 58, of Scarborough, on 1995 12-8-10. Donald D. Maclnnis, 78, of Jefferson, on 5-3- Mexico, on 4-23-11. 11. 1976 Richard Armand Plourde, 54, of Auburn, on 1980 1996 12-5-10. Bonnie Lou Bush, 51, of Bangor, on 1 -17-11. Mark Alan Sanborn, 51, of Brownville, on Betsy Cooke McBride, 52, of Greensboro, 3- 17-11. 1977 NC, on 1-3-11. Margo Spaulding Shropshire, 61, of Veazie, Lawrence “Red” St. Louis, 65, of Hermon, on Linda Myshrall Nickerson, 59, of Holden, on on 2-21-11. 2-2-11, 5-31-11. Jamie Robert Sernatinger, 54, of Puruandiro 1999 1978 Michoacan, Mexico, on 4-23-11. George K. Kohl, 58, of Sidney, on 4-7-11. Catherine “Kit” Willa Vinal Ames, 59, of Fort Rev. Charles E. Woodman, 57, of Stillwater, Fairfield, on 2-24-11. NY, on 12-27-10. 2002 Karen Sjostrom Hedger, 54, of Corea and Royston English, 33, of Waltham, MA, on The Villages, FL, on 2-19-11. 1981 2- 24-11. Steven Layton “Reg” Register, 54, of Kevin Berry Prescott, 51, of Falmouth, on Yarmouth, on 3-1-11. 4-23-11. 2003 Lawrence Edward Roshto, 85, of Rockport, Sharon Louise Anderson, 50, of Winterport, on 1-20-11. 1982 on 11-29-10. Mary Angis Wolfahrt, 58, of Biddeford, on Robert Stephen Bealin, 50, of Guilderland, 1-21-11. NY, on 11-28-10. 2005 John Eldon Renaud, 50, of Niles, Ml, on 3-18- Paul C. Lynch, Jr., 28, of Knoxville, TN, on 1979 11. 11-22-10. Leslie Jane Luke Cormier, 54, of Westbrook, Tina P. Weeks, of Bridgewater, NJ, on 6-5-11. Hugh Dennis Violette, 28, of Presque Isle, on on 1-1-11. 4- 30-11. Elmer Fred Degon, 92, of Augusta, on 5-10- 1983 11. Sally Murphy Bell, 72, of Tenants Harbor, on 2008 Franklin L. Emery, 59, of Orono, on 12-17-10. 2-16-11. Corey John Morin, 30, of Milford and Jamie Robert Sernatinger, 54, of Puruandiro, Maureen McFadden Mainen, of Castine, on Portsmouth, NH, on 3-27-11.

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